Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Mexico
Match Time & Date:
02/02/2022
07:00 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Panama
After dropping two points in a goalless draw with Costa Rica, Mexico will look to return to winning ways in the North & Central America WC qualifiers when they host Panama to Estadio Azteca. Even though the game will be played behind closed doors, El Tri are seen as hot favourites to win it, but they will have to prove their worth on the field.
Wolverhampton attacker Raul Jimenez is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off. Los Canaleros, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-2 win over Jamaica. Panama recorded three wins in the previous four group games, and seeing that Mexico failed to impress in the draw with Costa Rica, the share of spoils is on the cards in Mexico City. Defender Andres Andrade should miss out with injury for the away side.
Highlighted Player (Hector Herrera):
Mexico international Hector Herrera is a 26-year-old midfielder playing for Portugal giants FC Porto. Herrera began his career with Pachuca in 2010 and spent three years at the club before being sold to Porto. During his first season with the Dragons Herrera struggled for playing time, but he went on to cement his place in the starting eleven, becoming one of the most valuable players for the club.
Herrera has since them racked up over 110 performances for the Portugal side, scoring over 20 goals in the process. Full Mexico international since 2012, Hector Herrera represented his country at the 2014 World Cup.
During the summer of 2016 Herrera was heavily linked with a move away from Porto and was reported to have made a personal agreement with Italian side Napoli, but the €25 million asking price proved to be a stumbling block that ended up ruining the deal.
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.
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