Panama vs. Honduras: Will Panama Continue Its Dominance?

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00:00And we start with Panama versus Honduras, Chiva.

00:03Do you think Panama will continue its dominance?

00:06Because right now, for me, it's team number four in the region.

00:09I mean, Panama has shown in the past,

00:12the Gold Cup and I forget the name, Leagues Cup,

00:15that they are finalists.

00:17They have played a final against Mexico.

00:19They have made the semifinals.

00:20I mean, Honduras, they're be struggling.

00:22I mean, they got overscored versus Canada 6-0.

00:27They were able to qualify, but at the end of the day,

00:29I think Panama is going to take the game.

00:30They're going to outrun Honduras and make it to the semifinal.

00:34Panama is the favorite to qualify to the World Cup

00:37once you take into account that Mexico, Canada, and the United States

00:40will not be participating in that tournament.

00:42Now, let's go to the big game that is going to happen on Saturday.

00:46Alex, Mexico versus Saudi Arabia, Arabia Saudita,

00:50a team that defeated Messi and Argentina in the World Cup.

00:54Do you think they have a chance to do the upset

00:56and kick Mexico out of the competition?

00:59I mean, honestly, I feel like it's very possible.

01:02I think this is one of those games where you think

01:04it would be one-sided with Mexico going into advancing

01:08in this type of tournament, but Saudi has, you know,

01:11as you said, they really upset Messi and Argentina

01:14in that early stage of the World Cup.

01:17And I think we can't count them out in this tournament.

01:21Honestly, I think Mexico has the upper hand, but you never know.

01:25Chiba, we saw Santi Jimenez scoring a banger of a goal,

01:30showing the level.

01:31It was disallowed for an earlier offside.

01:34How critical is it for Mexico to win this tournament

01:36and be undeniable before they go off to the final year

01:41before the World Cup?

01:41I mean, with all the press going against them,

01:46every time they play, regardless if they win or lose,

01:49I think it's very important for them to take that pressure

01:51out of their shoulder going towards the World Cup.

01:53Now, it's a one-on-one game.

01:55Anything can happen in one game,

01:56and they can easily get eliminated

01:58if they don't perform 100%.

02:00Now, I do believe that Santi Jimenez

02:02and Raul Jimenez are doing their job,

02:04especially Raul.

02:05Raul is looking so good.

02:07Thank God after his injury, he's back.

02:09And I think that's only going to help Mexico look better.

02:12And the defense, you know, with Montes doing really good

02:16as a captain with Eton Alvarez.

02:18Yeah.

02:19I think, I mean, at the end of the day,

02:20we're building a team.

02:22Even if they get eliminated, people have to understand

02:24that this is for them to build a team towards the World Cup.

02:29Yeah.

02:29It's not the end of the world if they don't win the World Cup,

02:32but they're always the number one favorite.

02:35And if they don't, they're going to be criticized.

02:37But regardless, they always are.

02:38And now, let's project into the future, Chiba.

02:43Do you feel the Mexican fans are going to show up

02:46to support their team?

02:48Do you feel they are connected?

02:49Do you think that they are, you know,

02:53vibing with the team right now?

02:55It's been a weird situation for all the things

02:57that have been going around here,

02:58especially in California, with the coach not coming out

03:01and supporting the immigrants here in the United States.

03:04But at the end of the day, I mean,

03:05the fans have showed up, you know.

03:08We don't see a full stadium like before,

03:10but again, there's too many reasons why.

03:12Mexico always plays as a local team here in the United States,

03:15so I don't have a doubt that they're going to show up,

03:16especially for this game.

03:18We'll see you next time.

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