Canada vs Panama Prediction: the Maple Leafs will be Сloser to Success

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Canada has competed in World Cups only once in its history. At the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the Maple Leafs lost all three games in the final part of the tournament, ending their performance early. Now they have another chance as they qualified for Qatar, taking first place in their group. Obviously, John Herdman has built a capable team, but in the final part they will have to play with the intimidating Belgians, Croats and Moroccans.

Panama is another team that has played only once in World Cups, but that was very recently at the 2018 in Russia. The Red and Blues lost all three matches, finishing in 32nd place. Thomas Christiansen's charges did not look hopeless in the World Cup 2022 qualification as well, but they earned 21 points in 14 games occupying fifth place, four points behind the cherished fourth. In June, the team had already made their debut in the new CONCACAF League, where beat Costa Rica 2:0 in the first game.

Historically, Panama only offers decent resistance to Canada at home. On the road, they have once clinched a draw in their five previous head-to-head encounters, losing four times. The Maple Leafs are the clear favorites in the upcoming game as they are now very excited as they qualified for the World Cup for the first time in recent history.

The qualifiers in the CONCACAF zone is not very productive, so Canada that has scored 23 goals (1.64 on the average) in 14 held meetings is the best among all the participants. Now we have the right to expect the Maple Leafs to be productive offensively, as they have a powerful, big-name offense that can prove itself.

Canada has recently met with Panama, but that match didn't have any tournament importance for the Maple Leafs as they qualified for the 2022 World Cup ahead of schedule. Still, the Red and Blues had a chance for the final success, so they earned three points - 1:0. This time John Herdman's side will try to prove that the defeat was an accident, so they will try to attack from the very first minute to demonstrate their full strength. 

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