Panama and Mexico face off again in this year's Gold Cup 2013 soccer tournament on Wednesday, with Mexico looking to gain revenge for their earlier loss in the group stages of the competition. The reward for the winner tonight will be a spot in the final against the United States on Sunday.
The CONCACAF semifinal match kicks off at 10 p.m. ET and can be watched online through Fox Soccer via the link provided below.
In their opening game of the tournament Panama bested Mexico, beating them 2-1 in a shock result. Mexico were the favorites to win the tournament, and being taken down in their opening match was a big wake up call for the Latin American side.
Since then they have gradually improved, although some would argue they have not improved that much as to think Panama will not have a chance tonight.
In the quarterfinals Mexico were far from their best and struggled throughout their match with Trinidad & Tobago. They did eventually come through with a 1-0 win, to keep alive their hopes of making a fourth consecutive Gold Cup final appearance – they have won the past two tournaments.
For Panama meanwhile, they will be hoping to replicate their win over Mexico tonight, and if they can make lightning strike twice they will make the Gold Cup final for the first time since 2005, when they lost the United States in a penalty shoot out.
Since beating Mexico, Panama looked a bit lackluster in their final two group performances, but still managed to top the group. They seemed to be holding back though, and they burst back into life with a 6-1 win over Cuba in the quarterfinals.
They will hope to improve again tonight and claim what would be a famous win over their Mexican rivals.
Panama vs Mexico in the Gold Cup 2013 soccer tournament kicks off at 10 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream on Fox Soccer by clicking here.
