Panama beats US in shootout to arrive at Gold Cup last stage

 Panama beat the US 5-4 in a shootout in the Gold Cup elimination rounds at Snapdragon Arena in San Diego on Wednesday night.

Jesus Ferreira counteracted Iván Anderson's additional time strike for Panama to send the game to punishments with the match tied 1-1 and Thomas Christiansen's side won it from the spot to hand interval U.S. mentor B.J. Callaghan his most memorable misfortune since assuming control over public group obligations.

"There's a great deal of learning examples that we as a whole will remove as we currently proceed with our planning to the way of 2026," Callaghan expressed, looking forward to the Americans co-facilitating the World Cup.

"You had a few more seasoned senior folks that had experience that we tested to take on more influential positions, mentorship jobs, and that emerged. And afterward we had a gathering of youthful players, whether they are U20 - - had played at the U20 - - or Olympic age, and all endeavoring to turn out to be important for that list in 2026."

The U.S. begun solid and hit the post through Cade Cowell in the initial minutes, however it was Panama that looked better as the half wore on with the guests having a tasteful objective precluded for offside as the game went to the break tied 0-0.

The U.S. had recently 34% belonging in the main half.

"The main half is my shortcoming," Callaghan said of the U.S. having quite recently 34% belonging in the opening 45 minutes. "I didn't set the group up the manner in which they ought to have been set up."

The equilibrium of play evened out in the final part and Brandon Vazquez shot over the crossbar from a Cowell reduction in the 52nd moment just before Ismael Díaz saw his short proximity header palmed away by Matt Turner.

In additional time, Anderson put Panama in front with a sharp move to beat Turner close to the highest point of the area prior to completing into a vacant net, however Ferreira added to his Gold Cup driving objectives count with a very much positioned volley from Jordan Morris' header back across the container to tie the game at one each.

Orlando Mosquera saved a punishment from the USMNT's Cristian Roldan before Adalberto Carrasquilla beat Turner from the punishment spot in unexpected passing of the shootout to send Panama to their third Gold Cup last in the nation's set of experiences.

Panama will confront the victor of Wednesday's other elimination round among Jamaica and Mexico at Allegiant Arena in Las Vegas.

It was seeming to be like the U.S. match against Canada in the quarterfinals Sunday when the Canadians went up 2-1 in additional time before the Americans got the adjuster and won the punishment shootout with two Turner saves.

This was whenever the USMNT first went to additional time in sequential matches, and they had never played additional time two times in a similar competition.

The U.S. evaded a potential punishment in the fourth moment of guideline stoppage time when video survey decided Djordje Mihailovic didn't commit a handball.