text: SOCCER - CANADA BEAT PANAMA 3-1 IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIER . EDMONTON 1996-08-31 Canada beat Panama 3-1 ( halftime 2-0 ) in their CONCACAF semifinal phase qualifying match for the 1998 World Cup on Friday . Scorers : Canada - Aunger ( 41st min , pen ) , Paul Peschisolido ( 42nd ) , Carlo Corrazin ( 87th ) Panama - Jorge Luis Dely Valdes ( 50th ) Attendance : 9,402