ESPN.com · Mar 21, 2025
Tepid USMNT fall to Panama in worst game under Pochettino
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Panama officially has the number of U.S. men's national team, as Canalero substitute Cecilio Waterman scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to give Panama a stunning 1-0 win, thus ending the USMNT's run of three consecutive wins in the Concacaf Nations League.
Combined with last summer's 2-1 triumph in the Copa America, it marked the third straight time Panama had beaten the U.S. in tournament play -- following on from the 2023 Gold Cup semifinal win on penalties, and the 2024 Copa America group stage -- and it was Mauricio Pochettino's first taste of defeat in a competitive fixture since being confirmed as coach on Sept. 10, 2024.