Qatar will take on Panama in the Group D match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on 14th July at the BBVA Stadium in Houston. Qatar will be playing their first game at this competition, while Panama will be looking to regroup after a 3-0 friendly loss to Mexico.
Team Preview
Qatar
Qatar will receive a good view of how CONCACAF teams perform. This tournament will serve as a nice warm-up for their key occasion on the international scene in 2022 when they will stage the World Cup. They will be eager to demonstrate that, despite not having to qualify for the Gold Cup, they belong to compete against the top teams in the region.
They will not worry any team in this competition, since they are the fourth-highest ranked side at the Gold Cup and have previously defeated a CONCACAF side this year.
Panama
Panama will compete in the Gold Cup for the tenth time and are expected to make a strong showing. They’re entering a competition with which they’re extremely acquainted and they’ve had a lot of success in the early rounds of this event, having only lost one group stage match since 2011.
The Panamanians have played a lot of international matches this year, so they shouldn’t be rusty against Qatar, but they’ve been struggling to score goals recently, going goalless in their previous two games.
Head-to-Head
Qatar and Panama will be playing against each other for the first time.
Recent Form
Qatar: WDWWW
Panama: WWWDL
Match Details
Match Name: Qatar vs Panama
Date: 14th July
Timings: 4:30 am
Venue: BBVA Stadium
Squads to choose from
Qatar
Saad Al Sheeb, Salah Zakaria, Khalid Muneer Ali, Ahmed Alaa, Mohammed Waad, Salem Al Hajri, Homam Ahmed, Ró-Ró, Yousof Hassan, Mahmoud Abunada, Ismail Mohamad, Meshaal Barsham, Assim Madabo, Almoez Ali, Abdelkarim Hassan, Abdullah Al Ahrak, Hasan Al Haydos, Ali Yousif, Mohammed Muntari, Tarek Salman, Karim Boudiaf, Akram Afif, Bassam Al Rawi, Abdulrasheed Umaru, Musaab Khidir, Sultan Al Brake, Ahmed Suhail, Abdullah Marafee, Abdelaziz Hatim, Yusuf Abdurisag, Boualem Khoukhi
Panama
Luis Mejía, José Calderón, Orlando Mosquera, Roderick Miller, Francisco Palacios, Harold Cummings, Omar Cordoba, Richard Peralta, Adolfo Machado, Éric Davis, Abdiel Ayarza, Victor Griffith, José Luis Rodríguez, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Gabriel Torres, Édgar Bárcenas, Armando Cooper, Alberto Quintero, César Yanis, Miguel Camargo, Rolando Blackburn, José Fajardo, Jorman Aguilar
Probable Playing XI
Qatar
Saad Al Sheeb, Ro-Ro, Abdelkarim Hassan, Tarek Salman, Boulam Khouki, Abdulaziz Hatem, Mohammed Waad, Karim Boudiaf; Akram Akif, Hassan Al-Haydos, Almoez Ali
Panama
Jose Calderon, Adolfo Machado, Harold Cummings, Francisco Palacios, Andres Andrade, Alberto Quintero, Miguel Camargo, Jose Luis Rodriguez, Gabriel Torres, Jose Fajardo, Cecilio Waterman
Key Players
Qatar: Saad Al Sheeb, Karim Boudiaf, Almoez Ali
Panama: Francisco Palacios, Gabriel Torres, Miguel Camargo
Qatar vs Panama Dream11 Team
Saad Al Sheeb, Karim Boudiaf (C), Almoez Ali, Francisco Palacios (VC), Gabriel Torres, Miguel Camargo, Harold Cummings, Boulam Khouki, Tarek Salman, Jose Rodriguez, Mohammed Waad
Final Prediction
Qatar are expected to win this game owing to the balance and solidarity in their squad. They are also coming off a good run which will be a huge confidence booster for them.
Please Note
The aforementioned QAT vs PN Gold Cup Dream 11 Prediction, QAT vs PN Gold Cup Final Prediction, QAT vs PN Gold Cup Top Picks are based on our in-house analysis. However, this does not guarantee a positive result.
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