Guatemala He scratched a 1-1 draw on his visit to Panamaon the second day of Group A of the final phase of the Concacaf Qualifiers to the World Cup 2026thanks to an inaccurate local team, to the defensive solidity and the decisive interventions of goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen. With this result Panama adds two points and is located in the third position of Group A. Surinam leads with four, followed by El Salvador, with three. Guatemala, with a single point, closes the classification.
The first dangerous approach was for Panama in the 21st minute, when a shot by Carlos Harvey was lost near the right post of the Guatemalan arch. When the channels played best, the coup of the Chapines arrived: in the 35th minute, Óscar Santis took advantage of a touch of Archímides Ordóñez and, after winning the back to the centrals, he signed the 0-1.
The Panamanian reaction was swift. Just two minutes later, in 37, an Eric Davis center found Harvey’s head, which sealed the draw. Already in the added time, Aníbal Godoy had a clear to end in advantage the first half, but the goal Nicholas Hagen wore a great save to maintain the 1-1 with which they went to rest.
Technical file
1 – Panama: Orlando Mosquera; Michael Amir Murillo, Fidel Escobar, Carlos Harvey, Eric Davis (m.85, Jorge Gutiérrez); Aníbal Godoy (m.45, José Luis Rodríguez), Andrés Andrade, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Edgar Yoel Bárcenas (m.75, Cecilio Waterman); Ismael Díaz (m.84, Everardo Rose) and José Fajardo (m.62, Tomás Rodríguez).
Coacator: Thomas Christiansen
1 – Guatemala: Nicholas Hagen; José Ardón, Nicolás Samayoa, José Pinto, Rudy Muñoz (m.71, Kevin Ramírez), José Morales; José Rosales (m.87, Óscar Castellanos), Aaron Herrera (m.84, Rodrigo Saravia), Archímides Ordóñez (m.45, Rubio Rubín), Jonathan Franco; Oscar Santis (m.71, Darwin Lom)
Speaker: Luis Fernando Tena
Goals: 0-1, Oscar Santis (m. 35); 1-1, Carlos Harvey (m. 37)
Referee: The Honduran Said Martínez warned Godoy, Rose, Muñoz, Rosales and Lom.
Incidents: Match of the second day of group A of the final phase of the Concacaf Qualifiers to the 2026 World Cup played at the Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, of the Panamanian capital.
The second half had only one owner: Panama, who turned to the attack in front of an opponent who chose to retreat and defend the draw. At 48, Carlos Harvey connected a clear header after a center of José Fajardo, but the ball went above the goal of Chapín. Eleven minutes later, it was Fajardo himself who tried head, although Hagen responded again with a great intervention.
The Guatemalan goalkeeper highlighted the 67 when he controlled a powerful shot by Tomás Rodríguez, and reappeared in the final stretch, at 95, by frustrating Andrés Andrade in the last clear option of the Panamanians.
