Panama beat Costa Rica 2-1. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 15 shots.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONCACAF
   PAN 4-4-2·5-4-1 CRC
   Coach: H. Gómez · Ó. RamírezReferee: W. López📍 Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
2. 1. First half
   2. 36'
      

      CRC
      GOOOAL!Johan VenegasAssist: B. Ruiz
3. 1. Second half
   2. 51'
      

      PAN
      Substitution
      ▲Luis Tejada▼E. Bárcenas
   3. 53'
      

      PAN
      GOOOAL!Gabriel TorresAssist: A. Godoy
   4. 59'
      

      CRC
      Yellow card
      D. Guzmán
   5. 60'
      

      PAN
      Substitution
      ▲Armando Cooper▼Gabriel Enrique Gómez
   6. 63'
      

      CRC
      Substitution
      ▲Randall Azofeifa▼D. Guzmán
   7. 69'
      

      CRC
      Substitution
      ▲Marco Ureña▼Bryan Ruiz
   8. 75'
      

      CRC
      Substitution
      ▲G. González▼R. Matarrita
   9. 78'
      

      PAN
      Substitution
      ▲Abdiel Arroyo▼Gabriel Torres
   10. 88'
       

       PAN
       GOOOAL!Román TorresAssist: L. Tejada
   11. 90'
       

       PAN
       Yellow card
       J. Vargas
   12. 90'
       

       PAN
       Yellow card
       Román Torres