It was all to play for on Wednesday night in Kansas City as the United States Men’s National Team faced Panama in a decisive last match of the group stage. The winner would top the group and face Curacao in the quarter-finals.
With the stakes high entering this match, Gregg Berhalter threw a curveball by completely changing his starting XI. Despite some initial confusion, the roll of the dice turned out to be a positive one as the USMNT battled to a 1-0 win thanks to a Jozy Altidore bicycle kick goal in the 66th minute.