The select will face Surinam and Guatemala in the last round to go to the 2026 World Cup. The toughest rival will be Panama
This Thursday the formation of groups in the third and last round of the World Cup qualifiers of the Concacaf, where the Select His latest cartridge will be played to get to the World Cup for the third time, which this time will be in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The draw, which had the historic scorer of Panama, Blas Pérez as the one who designated the future of each country, showed that El Salvador remained in Group A, together with Panama, Surinam and Guatemala, leaving a panorama too complicated for this last elimination instance.
The history of the select with these rivals is quite diverse, in the case of Panama, 12 games at the level of World Cup qualifiers have been played, with a balance of 7 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 23 goals scored and 15 received. The last game was two in the 2023 Gold Cup, with Canalero goals by Fidel Escobar 26 ', Ismael DÃaz 71' and Salvadorans by Brayan Gil 4 ', Mayer Gil 90+1'.
Before Surinam there are 10 games in history, all being in the stage of qualifiers, with 8 wins, 2 draws, without defeats so far, with 29 goals in favor and 8 goals against. The last duel has just been given on Tuesday, with the draw against a selection with many alternates by the Caribbean.
On the other hand, against Guatemala, at the level of qualifiers there is a dramatically couple series, with 9 games in history, where each team has won three games and tied three, with eight goals in favor and the same amount against. The last friend also has just given, with the draw on one on May 31, where Darwin Lom scored for Guate and Brandon RamÃrez in 89 'saved the accounts of Bolillo Gómez team.
The first match window will be between September 1 and 9, the second between October 6 and 14, leaving the last FIFA date between November 10 and 18, where luck will already be cast.
“It is a complicated group for my country, but it will be very even in general,” explained the Panamanian striker at the time of the draw.
The president of Concacaf, VÃctor Montagliani said at the beginning of the event that “this is an opportunity for eight countries in Central America and the Caribbean to find a quota to the World Cup. Their dedication has taken them to this moment, I wish you the best of luck to all the selections.”
After the six games that will be played between September and November, the three Group winners will qualify directly to the World Cup and the remaining two will play the new intercontinental repechage minitor in the month of March 2026.
