The United States Men’s National Team reached the semifinal round of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup following a thrilling shootout victory over Canada. The road to a second consecutive title continues with a match against Panama. The Central American nation should push for one of the region’s qualifying places at the upcoming World Cup and has been an occasional burr in the saddle to the hosts. Set to house the combatants is Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California, a 35,000-seat multipurpose venue with “spongy” Bermuda grass that opened in September of 2022.
This is the 26th all-time meeting between the two nations, with the USMNT holding a 17-2-6 advantage and claiming the most recent result in March of 2022 during the World Cup qualifying Octagonal.