Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Expect an electrifying atmosphere at AT&T Stadium as Panama and Mexico go head to head in the CONCACAF Nations League semis. Los Canaleros are eyeing their seventh consecutive win in all competitions, but they will have a big fish to fry against El Tri. The likes of Eduardo Guerrero, Cesar Yanis, and Michael Amir Murillo have been left out of the squad, with Roderick Miller, Kahiser Lenis, and Ivan Anderson making the cut.
The Mexicans, on the other hand, are after their fourth win in a row over Panama, which is fuelling their fans with optimism ahead of Friday’s showdown. As Panama suit Mexico, we predict that Jaime Lozano’s troops are going to advance to the Nations League final. As for the nominal visitors, all eyes will be on Santiago Gimenez (Feyenoord), Hirving Lozano (PSV), and West Ham United midfielder Edson Alvarez, who has 74 caps for the Mexico national team.
Highlighted Player (Orbelin Pineda):
Orbelin Pineda is Mexican footballer who plays for Guadalajara as a midfielder. Pineda was born in Mexico City on March 24, 1996 and he started his youth career Queretaro at the age of 16. The Mexican footballer continued playing for Queretaro at senior level, but after scoring 8 goals in 44 appearances for the club, he moved to Guadalaraja in 2016.
Pineda is a fantastic reader of the game and he is technically very sharp. Speaking of his international career, Orbelin Pineda made his debut with Mexico national team on September 6, 2018 against Honduras. The two teams faced each other in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and played out a goalless draw.
Pineda came as a substitute for Jesu Duenas in the 71st minute of the match. He scored his only goal for the Mexico national team in a 3-1 win over El Salvador at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In 2018 he won the CONCACAF Champions League title with Guadalajara.
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.