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Panama Defeats Qatar in Gold Cup Quarterfinal

Ismael Diaz #11 of Panama celebrates with teammates after scoring his third goal of the match against Qatar during the second half of a 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals match at AT&T Stadium on July 8, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Getty Images/AFP)
Ismael Diaz #11 of Panama celebrates with teammates after scoring his third goal of the match against Qatar during the second half of a 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals match at AT&T Stadium on July 8, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Panama Defeats Qatar in Gold Cup Quarterfinal

Ismael Diaz #11 of Panama celebrates with teammates after scoring his third goal of the match against Qatar during the second half of a 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals match at AT&T Stadium on July 8, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Getty Images/AFP)
Ismael Diaz #11 of Panama celebrates with teammates after scoring his third goal of the match against Qatar during the second half of a 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals match at AT&T Stadium on July 8, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Getty Images/AFP)

Ismael Diaz tallied three second-half goals to power Panama to a 4-0 win over Qatar in the quarterfinals of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.

Panama held a 1-0 lead at intermission on a tally from Edgar Barcenas in the 19th minute.

Diaz then tallied in the 56th, 63rd and 65th minutes to put an emphatic end to the affair.

Panama put six shots on goal on 17 total. Qatar managed one shot on goal for the match.

Panama held possession for 62 percent of the contest.

Panama won Group C with a 2-0-1 mark, earning seven points. Qatar finished second in Group B with a 1-1-1 mark.

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FIFA Suspends Argentina Goalkeeper for 2 Matches in World Cup Qualifying

Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez holds a ball while warming up prior to a qualifying soccer match against Colombia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Metropolitano Roberto Melendez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez holds a ball while warming up prior to a qualifying soccer match against Colombia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Metropolitano Roberto Melendez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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FIFA Suspends Argentina Goalkeeper for 2 Matches in World Cup Qualifying

Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez holds a ball while warming up prior to a qualifying soccer match against Colombia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Metropolitano Roberto Melendez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez holds a ball while warming up prior to a qualifying soccer match against Colombia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Metropolitano Roberto Melendez stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Argentina's soccer association (AFA) said on Friday that FIFA suspended goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez for two matches of South American World Cup qualifying in October.
The decision rules out the 32-year-old from official games in the round-robin competition against Venezuela and Bolivia on Oct. 10 and 15.
AFA said in a statement that FIFA's disciplinary commission sanctioned Martínez due to incidents in two World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Colombia earlier this month. The soccer body did not describe which incidents led to the punishment, The Associated Press reported.
Martínez made an obscene gesture after his team's 3-0 win against Chile by holding the Copa America trophy close to his genitals, as he did after the South American team lifted the World Cup title in Qatar in the end of 2022.
Later, he slapped a local cameraman after Argentina's 2-1 defeat against Colombia in Barranquilla.
Argentina's soccer body said it “absolutely disagrees” with FIFA's decision.
Argentina leads South American World Cup qualifying with 18 points after eight games, followed by Colombia (16) and Uruguay (15).