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Panama will host El Salvador at the Estádio Rommel Fernandez on Tuesday in the final game of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - CONCACAF third-round campaign. The hosts will be very keen to get a result that could book them a place in next year's World Cup finals.
Panama were far from their best but managed to come away with a 3-2 win away at Guatemala to go level on points with group leaders Suriname and keep their hopes of World Cup qualification alive. The Canal Men remain unbeaten in this qualifying campaign with six wins and three draws but will need to get maximum points, a large win margin and hope results elsewhere favor them to stand a chance of getting direct qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
El Salvador were thrashed 4-0 on Thursday by Suriname to mark their fourth consecutive loss and leave them bottom of the group in what has been a disappointing qualifying run. The visitors have won only one of five games in this round and have been eliminated from both direct qualification and a place in the FIFA Inter-continental Playoffs, but will be hoping to bow out with a respectable performance away from home.
Panama vs El Salvador Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The sides have met on 60 previous occasions going into Tuesday's game. Panama have won 24 of those games, and 13 ended in draws while El Salvador have won the remaining 23.
- The hosts have scored six goals and kept three clean sheets across the last five editions of this fixture.
- The visitors have won only two of their last 10 meetings with Panama.
- El Salvador picked up a rare 1-0 home win when the sides met in the first leg in October.
- Panama are currently ranked 29th in the FIFA World Rankings while El Salvador are ranked 94th.
Panama vs El Salvador Prediction
Los Canaleros are heavy favorites to get the win thanks to their much better form, home advantage and stronger squad quality, and will only need to avoid complacency to get a win.
La Selecta will need something really special to avoid defeat and will likely focus on keeping the scoreline respectable.
Prediction: Panamá 2-0 El Salvador
Panama vs El Salvador Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Panama to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts’ last six games have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
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