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US held to 1-1 tie by Panama in CONCACAF Gold Cup opener

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For the first time ever, the United States failed to win its CONCACAF Gold Cup opener.

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US held to 1-1 tie by Panama in CONCACAF Gold Cup opener

Blame this disappointing result on an inability to protect a lead.

Dom Dwyer scored for the second straight game but Miguel Camargo's goal gave Panama a 1-1 tie Saturday, ending a streak of 13 straight wins by the Americans in their opener of soccer's North and Central American and Caribbean championship.

Camargo's 60th-minute goal capped a dominant 10-minute stretch for Panama after Dwyer had put the U.