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U17 WCQ: Canada vs Panama Semi-Final (February 25th, 2011)


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Alright, so now that we qualified let's see how far the boys can get!

How did Panama get here? During the Central American qualifiers which they hosted they defeated Honduras 1-0 and lost to Guatemala 0-1. They then drew Cuba 0-0 and lost to the US 1-0 to finish second in Group B on goal differential. In the QF's they defeated Costa Rica 1-0 to get this far.

This should be a winnable game. <knock on wood>

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Alright, so now that we qualified let's see how far the boys can get!

How did Panama get here? During the Central American qualifiers which they hosted they defeated Honduras 1-0 and lost to Guatemala 0-1. They then drew Cuba 0-0 and lost to the US 1-0 to finish second in Group B on goal differential. In the QF's they defeated Costa Rica 1-0 to get this far.

This should be a winnable game. <knock on wood>

This won't be easy. Panama have shown themselves to be a very difficult team to score on and our boys will have their work cut out for them.

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A list of the players along with their kit number... does such a list exist? I asked the CSA on twitter but no response. Outside of Crépeau, Aleman, Nanco... I have trouble identifying the players.

Here is the list from the last game. Note that it can change from game to game.

http://www.canadasoccer.com/tourney/FIFA_U17WC/game_profile.asp?gameId=1913&tab=roster

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Panama qualified to the quarterfinals without a win (1 draw, 1 loss). However, I think they are going to be a tough opponent as they just conceded 1 goal so far in this tournament.

They've also only scored 1 goal. I predict a tight, 1-0 win for the good guys.

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They've also only scored 1 goal. I predict a tight, 1-0 win for the good guys.

That goal was a huge mistake from the Costarican defender who couldn't control what seemed to be an easy ball and as a result, Panama had 1v1 against the keeper. Panama doesn't seem to have a good attack but we must be careful with mistakes like Costa Rica's.

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