Group G Highlights, February 15 _ 2025 Concacaf Men's U-17 Qualifiers

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Aruba 2, Grenada 1

Aruba earned a 2-1 win against Grenada in Group G at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, Panama.

Travis Wever broke the deadlock in the 84’ with a header inside the box to place Aruba in front.

Josh Thomas tied the match in the 86’ with a conversion from the penalty spot.

Max Obispo delivered the match-winner in the 90’+4, striking a header inside the box to connect with a cross from Jaydrick Panneflek, as Aruba exited the tournament with its first victory.

Panama 2, Dominican Republic 1

Panama earned a 2-1 win against the Dominican Republic for first place in Group G at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, Panama.

Mikel Prado struck the opening goal for Los Canaleros in the 30’ with a back-footed finish inside the box.

Joseph López scored in the 44’ to place the Dominican Republic back on level terms.

Estevis López delivered the deciding goal in the 87’ with a left-footed finish inside the penalty area.

Panama qualified for the 2025 Qatar U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the winner of Group G with a record of P-3 W-3 GF-13 GA-1.

The top scorers in the qualifiers were Mikel Prado (4) and Estevis López (3). This is the first time Panama has qualified with a 100% success rate, joining Mexico (7 times) and the United States (3 times). The 2025 qualifiers were the second highest-scoring campaign for the Panamanian team (13 goals), only surpassed by the 15 goals scored in the 2015 edition.

Panama will play in the U-17 World Cup for the fourth time in its history, having previously participated in Mexico 2011, the United Arab Emirates 2013, and Indonesia 2023. The team's all-time top scorers are Jorman Aguilar and Oldemar Castillo, both with two goals.

Its best performance came in its debut edition (Mexico 2011), when it reached the Round of 16. Panama remains the only Concacaf team (to date) to advance past the group stage in its first-ever U-17 World Cup appearance.