USA face Panama as they look to build on their opening day win at Copa America 2024.
Gregg Berhalter’s side cruised to a 2-0 victory over Bolivia in Arlington, Texas and now head to Atlanta at the magnificent Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Panama struggled but put up a fight in their opener as they were defeated by one of the tournament’s favorites Uruguay 3-1.
Christian Pulisic and Folarin Balogun got on the scoresheet at AT&T Stadium and look to continue the US’ winning form against Panama.
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USA are ranked 11th in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings whereas Panama are 43rd.
While rankings are no indicator of a certain result playing out, it suggests the US are expected to come out on top and the odds reflect that.
But tournament football is a different breed and if Panama set up correctly, they could make life tough for USA.
BetMGM (USA) |
|
USA win | -275 |
Draw | +380 |
Panama win | +775 |
Both teams to score |
Y: +125 N: -175 |
Over / Under 2.5 goals |
O: -120 U: -115 |
USA -1.5 goals |
-190 |
Panama +1.5 goals |
+525 |
With USA looking comfortable in their opener versus Bolivia, Berhalter’s men will be desperate to put up six points in Group C ahead of playing the toughest side Uruguay.
With that being said, it’s expected that the US will go all out for this one but could leave gaps at the back meaning Panama may get on the scoresheet, making the over 2.5 combined goals a good pick.
Panama created chances against Uruguay and while the US kept a clean sheet against Bolivia, they’ll be tested more on Thursday night.
The US looked good on the attack and dangerous through the likes of Pulisic and Balogun.
Pulisic is USA’s main man and he started this tournament off with a banger cutting in from the left onto his favored right foot and hitting a rocket into the back of the net.
To put it simply, if he doesn’t score the US may have a hard time.
TV channel | Streaming | |
USA | Fox, Univision, TUDN | Fubo, Fox Sports app/website, Univision Now, TUDN app/website, ViX |
Canada | TSN 1, TSN 3, TSN 4, TSN 5 | TSN+, RDS app |
UK | Premier Sports 1 | Premier Sports Player |
The second match for the USMNT at the 2024 Copa America will be televised in English on Fox. There is also a Spanish-language broadcast on both TUDN and Univision. All three channels will be available to stream on Fubo, who are offering a FREE trial for new users.
In Canada, the match will be televised on TSN, with streaming on the broadcaster’s dedicated platform, TSN+. RDS provides French-language coverage.
The entire 2024 Copa America will be televised in the United Kingdom on Premier Sports 1, with streaming on their platform, Premier Sports Player.