debut: 10/12/06
13,139 runs
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — For the second time in less than a year, Panama stunned the United States men's national team in tournament play.
But unlike last summer's loss to Los Canaleros in the first round of the U.S.-hosted Copa América, Thursday's loss in Concacaf Nations League semifinal guarantees that the Americans will not claim the title of a competition they'd won three straight times from 2021 to 2024.
"I am very, very disappointed, because I think the way that we approached the game and started the game wasn't in the right way," USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino said after the 1-0 loss on Cecilio Waterman's goal with one minute of second half stoppage time to go. "We need to find a way to compete better."
But unlike last summer's loss to Los Canaleros in the first round of the U.S.-hosted Copa América, Thursday's loss in Concacaf Nations League semifinal guarantees that the Americans will not claim the title of a competition they'd won three straight times from 2021 to 2024.
"I am very, very disappointed, because I think the way that we approached the game and started the game wasn't in the right way," USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino said after the 1-0 loss on Cecilio Waterman's goal with one minute of second half stoppage time to go. "We need to find a way to compete better."