Costa Rica faced off against Panama in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup on Monday, June 26th. Panama's José Fajardo scored a header in 23' for a 1-0 lead. Later, Yoel Bárcenas scored a header in 68' to expand on Panama's lead, 2-0. In stoppage time, Aaron Rene Suarez Zuniga scored and reduced Costa Rica's deficit to 2-1. Ultimately, Panama came out on top, 2-1 over Costa Rica.