Norwich City new boy Jose Cordoba played the full 90 minutes again as Panama lost 1-0 to Paraguay.

The centre-back started at the heart of a five-man defence having also featured in a 3-1 win over Montserrat last Monday, but couldn't prevent the narrow defeat.

Gustavo Velasquez got the game's only goal, sending the visitors into the looming Copa America with momentum. They kick off against Colombia next Monday, while Cordoba and his team-mates face a tricky meeting with Uruguay earlier the same day (UK).

They'll take on Josh Sargent's USA on Wednesday, June 27, before rounding off the group stage with a trip to Orlando to play Bolivia.

Thomas Christiansen's side head into the tournament as significant underdogs, having failed to qualify for a tournament since the World Cup in 2018, when they lost all three group matches against Belgium, England and Tunisia.

Cordoba flew to the UK to seal a move to the Canaries from Bulgarian side Levski Sofia earlier this month, but quickly returned to Central America for the two friendlies.

He'll travel back to Norfolk after an extended break due to the international action, with some of his team-mates at Colney for testing as early as next week.

City's first pre-season friendly is against Stevenage on Wednesday, July 9, before they meet Northampton Town four days later.