A week ago, the United States Men’s National Team was in mortal danger of not qualifying for the Russia 2018 World Cup. Then, Christian Pulisic and Clint Dempsey led the U.S. to a six-goal frenzy to take down Honduras. Now, a win against Panama will put the Red, White & Blue into the automatic qualification zone of the top three.
Panama’s Hex run has had its ups and downs. After gaining four points in the first two rounds with a win and draw against Honduras and Mexico, respectively, Los Canaleros fell short of expectations by losing to Trinidad and Tobago.