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Guatemala vs Panama: Date and time of the Futsal Pre-World Cup semi-final
After ensuring its presence in its sixth World Cup, Guatemala will seek to reach the final of the Concacaf World Cup, its rival is the Panama National Team.
The National Futsal Team will have its fifth game in the Concacaf World Cup this April 18. (Free Press Photo: FEDEFUT)
After a historic afternoon in which the Guatemalan National Team secured its sixth qualification for a Futsal World Cup after defeating Mexico 9 goals to 4 at the Alexis Argüello Sports Center in Nicaragua, everything is ready for the blue and white to come out one once again to the court to seek the final of the Concacaf World Cup.
Guatemala is currently undefeated in the contest that is taking place in Managua, Nicaragua. In the group stage they beat the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago teams and tied against the United States.
Subsequently, they achieved a memorable comeback against Mexico in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals and earn a ticket to the World Cup in Uzbekistan to be held in September 2024.
Guatemala’s next rival will be Panamaa team that eliminated the United States in the quarterfinals after a tight duel that ended 2-1. The other two semi-finalists are Costa Ricawho seeks to revalidate title and Cubawhich won in the Dominican Republic.
Dates and times of the semi-finals
The four teams that will compete in the semifinals of the Concacaf World Cup have already qualified for the World Cup in Uzbekistan, so they have already achieved one of the two objectives of the tournament; The next is to win the crown of regional champion.
Costa Rica is the most successful team in the history of the Concacaf World Cup with four titles and are the defending champions of the 2021 edition, in fact, they aspire to add their fourth consecutive championship. Cuba, for its part, has been close to glory, being runner-up in 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008.
- The semifinal between Costa Rica and Cuba will be played this Thursday, April 18 at 6:00 p.m.
On the other hand, there is the duel between Guatemala and Panama, two teams that also know what it means to be protagonists in futsal in the region.
The Selection of Guatemala has a title which it obtained in 2008 after beating Cuba, while Panama has been runner-up in 2012, 2016 and 2021.
- The semifinal between Guatemala and Panama will be played this Thursday, April 18 at 8 p.m.
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