The United States and Guadeloupe play a huge game later tonight, but Canada and Panama kick things off with an equally important match. Panama are simply playing for quarterfinal seeding, while Canada's backs are against the wall. Here are the lineups.
Canada Vs. Panama, Gold Cup 2011: Lineups
Panama lineup: Mejia; Baloy, Henriquez, Dasent, Machado, Davis, Gomez, Quintero, Bonaga, Perez, Renteria
Canada lineup: Borjan; McKenna, Hainault, Klukowski, Johnson, de Guzman, De Rosario, Ledgerwood, Simpson, Dunfield, Jackson
Expect a 4-4-1-1 lineup for Canada, with Dwyane De Rosario behind Simeon Jackson up top. Panama’s lineup features a very notable change, with striker Luis Renteria coming in for Luis Tejada, who has been very good in the first two games of this tournament. Panama’s lineup is likely to be a 4-4-2. Panama will go through to the quarterfinals of the competition no matter what, while Canada needs a win to advance. A draw would keep the Canucks behind both Guatemala and El Salvador on goal differential and put them out in 9th place.
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