Adolfo Machado missed a Dynamo game for the first time this season when he joined the Panama national team for recent World Cup Qualifiers.
The first-year center back likely would have loved to keep his streak of playing every minute, but he came home with the best prize of all – his country's first berth in the World Cup.
"This is everyone's victory – our families, our fans, the media, all the Panamanians that live in Panama and out of Panama," Machado said through a translator upon returning to Houston to prepare for Sunday's road game against Sporting Kansas City.