Panama U-17 is looking for a ticket to the Concacaf final

After qualifying for the 2023 World Cup in Peru, the Panamanian team will face Mexico today for a ticket to the finals of the Concacaf Under-17 Championship (Premundial) at the Doroteo Guamuch Flores Stadium in Guatemala, the venue of the tournament at (5: 00 am istmeña time) .

The national teams of Panama and Mexico, both qualified for the world championship in the category, met already in the regular round, then the match was tied with a score of 1-1, and now they will meet again on the field.

“Rojita” left Honduras on the road 2-1 to reach the semi-finals, which is why coach Mike Stump wants to give grades for the game against Mexico.

Stump claims that he is trying to finish the tournament in the best possible way, so his thoughts are now with Mexico.

“You have to analyze the players we beat. Like Erick Díaz who got hit. You have to organize yourself and see who can give 100% and plan a strategy,” said coach La Rojita, referring to the game against Mexico.

Stump added that he also has another affected player in Eric Moreno, who has an ankle injury, swelling and is doubtful for the game against Mexico.

Stump becomes the second coach to take Panama to the U-17 World Cup, the other being Jorge Dely Valdés.

In the Dely Valdés era, Panama have been to the World Cups in Mexico 2011 and the United Arab Emirates in 2013, and now with Stump advancing to Peru 2023.

Coach La Rojite added that Panama’s qualification for the third World Cup is a “very strange feeling” that he still can’t believe.

For their part, Mexico reached the semi-finals after beating El Salvador 3-0.