Our legendary former striker crossed swords with the Central Americans seven times during his tenure as head coach of the USA national team between 2011-16.
Of those seven matches in World Cup qualifying, the CONCACAF Gold Cup and one friendly, Jurgen won five and lost just once, on penalties after a draw in the CONCACAF Gold Cup third place play-off in 2015.
Panama qualified for their first World Cup at America’s expense, in dramatic circumstances. Roman Torres scored a late winner for Panama against Costa Rica, which lifted them ahead of the USA and into the top three qualifying places by a point.