USA will take on Panama on Sunday afternoon in the Gold Cup 2013 Final, with Panama looking to cause another big upset by taking down their North American rivals in what should be an intriguing and exciting final.
The game is scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream on Fox Soccer via the link provided below.
There has been huge drama in the days leading up to this final. The tournament has been relatively low key through the group stages, and some of the knock out games were less than enthralling. However, Panama amazingly did the double over Mexico in the tournament by dramatically defeating them in the semifinals earlier this week.
Some have predicted that Panama's opening game victory over Mexico was a fluke, and that when the sides met again in the semifinals, Mexico would show their true quality and come through when it mattered most. However, Panama proved that they are a good side and they deservedly have now booked their place in today's final against the United States.
On the United States side, controversy hit the team this week as head coach and former German soccer legend, Jurgen Klinsmann was banned from the sidelines for today's game by organizers. Klinsmann has been reprimanded for throwing a soccer ball in anger during the USA's semifinal against Honduras. With his side 3-1 up and things all but wrapped up, the opposition started getting more aggressive and came in with a series of heavy challenges against Klinsmann's players. That led him to express his anger in an outburst, and although he was not automatically banned from today's game, officials later reviewed the incident and confirmed they were banning the coach for the final.
The USA are coming into this game on the back of a record run of results – they have won 10 straight gams, a record for the United States. They will be hoping to go one further and claim the Gold Cup title today.
USA vs Panama kicks off at 4 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream on Fox Soccer by clicking here.
