Our prediction for this Gold Cup match:
Martinique will be aiming to build on a 2-1 win over El Salvador when they face Panama in their second group game. Les Matinino kicked off their 2023 Gold Cup campaign in style, with the team extending their winning run to three games, but they will have a mountain to climb in Friday’s clash. There are no fresh injury worries in Marc Collat’s team, but defender Jonathan Rivierez is banned for the match.
Los Canaleros, on the other hand, did well to beat Costa Rica in their opener. Panama are more of a team than Martinique and we predict that the favourites will prove their worth on the field. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Mazatlan midfielder Yoel Barcenas, who sealed the victory against los Ticos at DRV PNK Stadium. In their last meeting at the Gold Cup, back in 2017, Panama outplayed Martinique 3-0.
Highlighted Team (Panama):
Norway are a Nordic side that participated three times at the FIFA World Cup finals (1938, 1994 and 1998). The Norwegians were producing fine performances at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, with the team setting up a meeting with Italy in the last 16 of the showpiece tournament thanks to a 2-1 win over Brazil in their last group match.
However, the Azzurri proved to be a big catch for Norway and thanks to Bobo Vieri’s goal the Italians made it to the quarter-finals. Norway only once qualified for the European Championship finals, with the team suffering elimination in the group stages of the 2000 tournament in Belgium and Netherlands. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the most famous Norwegian player and it is well known that he helped Manchester United beat Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final.
The “Baby-faced” striker scored the winner for the Red Devils in the dying seconds of the match. Norway play their home games at Ullevaal Stadion, which was opened in September, 1926. The capacity of the venue is 28.000.