stars Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah have been left shocked as underdogs Panama beat the USMNT in harm, away from residence, to qualify for the last on Thursday night time.
Serie A stars undergo shock defeat in opposition to Panama
All 4 of the Serie A representatives in Mauricio Pochettino’s USMNT squad have been within the beginning line-up because the 2026 World Cup hosts fell to a shock defeat by the hands of Panama. 33-year-old Coquimbo Unido ahead Cecilio Waterman scored the sport’s solely objective within the 94th minute of play.
The consequence implies that the USMNT should accept a spot within the third-place play-off in opposition to Canada on the SoFi Stadium in California on Sunday, moderately than a last in opposition to Mexico in the identical stadium on Monday.
The 1-0 defeat by Panama was USA’s first loss below head coach Pochettino, and their first defeat since a 2-1 loss in opposition to Canada below interim head coach Mikey Varas.