Panama vs. Bolivia, Competing for a Spot in the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™ Quarterfinals

Los Canaleros and La Verde in a Decisive Match

June 30, 2024
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  • Both teams have a chance to advance to the Quarterfinals.
  • At the same time, the United States faces Uruguay in the other Group C match.

This Monday, July 1, the two qualifiers from Group C will be determined: Uruguay (6 points, goal difference +7), the United States (3 points, +1), Panama (3 points, -1), and Bolivia (0 points, -7) are competing for those two spots in the Quarterfinals.


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Panama is coming off a victory against the United States and will play with a chance to qualify against Bolivia. The Concacaf team will be without Adalberto Carrasquilla, one of their key players, who was sent off in the match against the USA.


As for Zago's team, they come with two losses and have the most complicated way in the group to reach the Quarterfinals.


The scenarios for Monday's match are as follows:


- If Panama wins and the United States does not win their match, Uruguay and Panama advance to the next stage.


- If the United States wins and Panama does not beat Bolivia, Uruguay and the United States advance.


- If Bolivia beats Panama and Uruguay beats the United States, Uruguay will qualify and the second place will be decided by a tiebreaker among Bolivia, the United States, and Panama (each with 3 points).


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Where to Watch Bolivia vs. Panama?




The match will start at 9 PM in La Paz (Bolivia) and 8 PM in Panama City (Panama). You can enjoy it through the following channels:


  • In Bolivia: Unitel, Entel, Digital TV, COMTECO, TUVES HD SATELITAL, COTEOR.
  • In Panama: RPC, TVN, TVMAX.
  • In the United States: FS1, TUDN, Univision.
  • In Canada: RDS, TSN , TSN+.



Bolivia vs. Panama: Head-to-Head




They have faced each other once in this tournament: in 2016, which was Panama's debut in the CONMEBOL Copa América™. Panama won 2-1.




Key Facts




  • Panama's last four victories against CONMEBOL opponents in all competitions were against Bolivia: three in friendlies and one at 2016 CONMEBOL Copa América™. Bolivia is the second most defeated CONMEBOL team by Panama, only behind Venezuela (5).
  • Among Groups A, B, and C, Panama is the second team with the most sequences of ten or more passes in the first two matchdays of 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América™ (24), only surpassed by Argentina (33).
  • José Córdoba (110) and Adalberto Carrasquilla (108) are Panama's players with the most passes in the 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América™: they have already surpassed any other Panamanian player in their last tournament appearance in 2016 (Gabriel Gómez, with 106 in 3 matches).
  • Of Bolivia's 10 shots at 2024 CONMEBOL Copa América, eight were from outside the box (80%). Since this data has been recorded (2011), Bolivia's current percentage is above the competition record, previously held by Ecuador with 77% in 2011.

Source: OPTA




Possible Lineups




Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra; Jesús Sagredo, Luis Haquin, José Sagredo; Héctor Cuellar, Fernando Saucedo, Rodrigo Ramallo, Gabriel Villamil, Roberto Fernández; César Menacho, Bruno Miranda. Coach: Antônio Carlos Zago.


Panama: Orlando Mosquera; César Blackman, José Córdoba, Cristian Martínez, Abdiel Ayarza, Eduardo Guerrero, Édgar Bárcenas, Eric Davis, Michael Murillo, Edgardo Fariña, Roderick Miller. Coach: Thomas Christiansen.




Referee Assignment




Referee: Edina Alves (Brazil)


Assistant Referees: Neuza Back (Brazil) and Mary Blanco (Colombia)


Fourth Official: Raphael Claus (Brazil)


VAR: Rodolpho Toski (Brazil)




Match Information




Match: Bolivia vs. Panama (Group C, Third matchday)


Date and Time: July 1, 2024, at 9 PM local time (GMT-4) - 9 PM in Bolivia, 8 PM in Panama


Venue: Inter&Co Stadium - Orlando, Florida


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