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·27 June 2025

Panama and Honduras square off in Gold Cup Quarterfinals

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MIAMI - The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Quarterfinals opens with an all-Central American encounter between Panama and Honduras on Saturday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

The match presents the sixth Gold Cup meeting between the nations and the first in the Knockout Stage. Honduras leads the series in Gold Cup meetings with three wins to one for Panama, while another encounter resulted in a draw.

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Panama in the hunt for first crown

Panama enters the Quarterfinals after finishing first in Group C with a perfect 3-0-0 record. Los Canaleros opened the campaign with a 5-2 thriller against Guadeloupe, followed by a 1-nil win over Guatemala and a dominant 4-1 victory against Jamaica.

The three-time runners-up scored 10 goals throughout the group stage, Panama’s most in a single Gold Cup group stage and the most for any side so far this 2025 edition.

Five of its 10 goals have been courtesy of Ismael Díaz, who currently leads the Golden Boot race. Díaz tied Gabriel Torres as the Panamanian player with the most goals in a single edition.

Honduras back in Quarterfinals

Honduras returns to the knockout round of the tournament for the first time since 2021 after earning a 2-0-1 record to finish among the top two in Group B.

After falling to Canada in its Gold Cup opener, Los Catrachos bounced back by defeating El Salvador 2-nil and Curaçao to secure a spot in the Quarterfinals.

The team’s four goals this campaign have been scored by four different players: Jorge Álvarez, Luis Palma, Dixon Ramírez and Romell Quioto.

Honduras’ best finish at a Gold Cup came in the inaugural edition, when it lost the final on penalties. Its second best-finish came as semifinalist in 2005 and 2009, the latter coached by current manager Reinaldo Rueda.

All-Time Series Overview

Recent Form

  • In the last 10 meetings across all competitions, both sides have 3 wins and 4 draws.
  • Last Panama win:November 12, 2021 – FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Qatar 2022)Honduras 2-3 PanamaGoals: Cecilio Waterman (77’), César Yanis (80’), Eric Davis (85’) / Alberth Elis (30’), Brayan Moya (59’)
  • Last Honduras win:July 17, 2021 – Group Stage, Gold CupPanama 2-3 HondurasGoals: Romell Quioto (21’, 65’), Alexander López (61’) / Eric Davis (P32’), César Yanis (45’)

Last 6 Meetings

Biggest Wins in the Series

Gold Cup History

  • This will be the 6th meeting between the two sides in the tournament
  • Honduras leads the Gold Cup head-to-head:3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw

First Knockout Clash in Gold Cup

  • This is the first time Panama and Honduras face off in a Gold Cup Quarterfinal, and their first knockout match in the tournament’s history.
  • Their last elimination-round encounter came in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup Semifinals, when Panama won 1-0 in Tegucigalpa with a goal from Ricardo Phillips (30’).

PANAMA IN THE QUARTERFINALS

  1. 10th appearance in this round
  2. Record:GP-9 | W-2 | D-3 | L-4 | GF-15 | GA-10

Top scorers in Quarterfinals:

  1. Blas Pérez (4)
  2. Ismael Díaz (3)

Eliminated in:

  1. 2007 vs USA (1-2)
  2. 2009 vs USA (1-2)
  3. 2017 vs Costa Rica (0-1)
  4. 2019 vs Jamaica (0-1)

Advanced in:

  1. 2005 vs South Africa (1-1, 5-4 pen; Jorge Dely Valdés / Lungisani Ndlela)
  2. 2011 vs El Salvador (1-1, 5-3 pen; Luis Tejada / Rodolfo Zelaya)
  3. 2013 vs Cuba (6-1; Gabriel Torres x2, Carlos Rodríguez, Blas Pérez x2, Jairo Jiménez / José Alfonso)
  4. 2015 vs Trinidad & Tobago (1-1, 6-5 pen; Kenwyne Jones / Luis Tejada)
  5. 2023 vs Qatar (4-0; Édgar Bárcenas, Ismael Díaz x3)

HONDURAS IN THE QUARTERFINALS

  1. 9th appearance in this round
  2. Record:GP-8 | W-3 | D-1 | L-4 | GF-10 | GA-14

Top scorer in Quarterfinals:

  1. Carlos Pavón (2)

Eliminated in:

  1. 2000 vs Peru (3-5)
  2. 2007 vs Guadeloupe (1-2)
  3. 2017 vs Mexico (0-1)
  4. 2021 vs Mexico (0-3)

Advanced in:

  1. 2005 vs Costa Rica (3-2; Wilmer Velásquez, Dani Turcios, Milton “Tyson” Núñez / Christian Bolaños, Bryan Ruíz)
  2. 2009 vs Canada (1-0; Walter Julián Martínez)
  3. 2011 vs Costa Rica (1-1, 4-2 pen; Dennis Marshall / Jerry Bengtson)
  4. 2013 vs Costa Rica (1-0; Andy Najar)
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