Action from the Copa Centroamericana game between host Panama and Costa Rica (white jersey) on January 22, 2017, in Panama City, Panama.
2018 FIFA WORLD CUP
CONCACAF Qualifying -- Final Round, Matchday 10
Date: October 10, 2017
Match: Panama v Costa Rica
Venue: Estadio Rommel Fernandez – Panama City, Panama
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
MATCH OFFICIALS
R: Walter Lopez (Guatemala) AR1: Gerson Lopez (Guatemala) AR2: Marco Diaz (Guatemala) 4th: Bryan Lopez (Guatemala)
SUSPENSIONS
Panama: Michael Murillo
Costa Rica: Cristian Gamboa, Bryan Oviedo, Kendall Waston
ALL-TIME WCQ SERIES
Costa Rica leads: 9W-4D-2L (30GF, 13GA)
LAST WCQ MEETING
June 8, 2017: Costa Rica 0, Panama 0
FIVE MATCH WCQ FORM
Panama: LWLDD
Costa Rica: DDWWD
CONCACAF QUALIFYING RESULTS
Panama (Overall record: 5W-5D-5L … 14GF, 14GA)
13.11.15 Jamaica v Panama 0-2 W
17.11.15 Panama v Costa Rica 1-2 L
25.03.16 Haiti v Panama 0-0 D
29.03.16 Panama v Haiti 1-0 W
02.09.16 Panama v Jamaica 2-0 W
06.09.16 Costa Rica v Panama 3-1 L
11.11.16 Honduras v Panama 0-1 W
15.11.16 Panama v Mexico 0-0 D
24.03.17 Trinidad & Tobago v Panama 1-0 L
28.03.17 Panama v USA 1-1 D
08.06.17 Costa Rica v Panama 0-0 D
13.06.17 Panama v Honduras 2-2 D
01.09.17 Mexico v Panama 1-0 L
05.09.17 Panama v Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 W
06.10.17 USA v Panama 4-0 L
Costa Rica (Overall record: 9W-5D-1L … 24GF, 9GA)
13.11.15 Costa Rica v Haiti 1-0 W
17.11.15 Panama v Costa Rica 1-2 W
25.03.16 Jamaica v Costa Rica 1-1 D
29.03.16 Costa Rica v Jamaica 3-0 W
02.09.16 Haiti v Costa Rica 0-1 W
06.09.16 Costa Rica v Panama 3-1 W
11.11.16 Trinidad & Tobago v Costa Rica 0-2 W
15.11.16 Costa Rica v USA 4-0 W
24.03.17 Mexico v Costa Rica 2-0 L
28.03.17 Honduras v Costa Rica 1-1 D
08.06.17 Costa Rica v Panama 0-0 D
13.06.17 Costa Rica v Trinidad & Tobago 2-1 W
01.09.17 USA v Costa Rica 0-2 W
05.09.17 Costa Rica v Mexico 1-1 D
07.10.17 Costa Rica v Honduras 1-1 D
CONCACAF QUALIFYING SCORERS
Panama: Abdiel Arroyo, Luis Tejada, Gabriel Torres, own-goal in favor of (2); Felipe Baloy, Armando Cooper, Fidel Escobar, Gabriel Gomez, Blas Perez, Roman Torres (1)
Costa Rica: Christian Bolaños, Marco Ureña (4); Bryan Ruiz (3); Joel Campbell, Ronald Matarrita, Johan Venegas, Kendall Waston (2); Johnny Acosta, Randall Azofeifa, Celso Borges, Francisco Calvo, Cristian Gamboa (1)
QUICK NOTES
Panama (Hexagonal: 4th place … 2W-4D-3L; 7GF, 9GA)
- In two previous Hexagonal appearances, never finished higher than fifth place
- Never qualified for a FIFA World Cup
- Prior to conceding four goals in last outing against USA, allowed four in previous five WCQs
- 3W-3D-1L (10GF, 5GA) in 2018 WCQ home games … unbeaten in last six (lost 1-2 v Costa Rica on November 11, 2015)
- Posted shutouts in four of seven 2018 WCQ home games
Costa Rica (Hexagonal: 2nd place … 4W-4D-1L; 13GF, 6GA)
- Qualified for 2018 FIFA World Cup with 1-1 home draw v Honduras in last outing
- Conceded one goal or fewer in 14 of 15 WCQs
- One of three teams to compete in all six Hexagonal editions (Mexico and USA are the others)
- Completed Hexagonal play in first place once (2002)
- Holds record for most points in a single Hexagonal (23 in 2002)
- Competed in four FIFA World Cups (1990, 2002, 2006, 2014), advancing as far as the quarterfinals in 2014, before falling to the Netherlands on penalty kicks (4-3), after a scoreless draw
ONE MORE THING…
This is the fourth meeting between Panama and Costa Rica in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Here are the previous results:
Fourth Round
November 17, 2015: Panama 1, Costa Rica 2
Luis Tejada 71’ / Bryan Ruiz 66’; Marco Ureña 69’
September 6, 2016: Costa Rica 3, Panama 1
Christian Bolaños 18’, 79’; Ronald Matarrita 84’ / Luis Tejada 90’+2
Fifth Round
June 8, 2017: Costa Rica 0, Panama 0
