It was two very different nights for a pair of Seattle Sounders teammates.
While Clint Dempsey and the U.S. national team were stunned by the 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago that knocked them out of a spot in next year’s World Cup, Roman Torres celebrated on the field with Panama.
Torres scored the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute that gave Panama a 2-1 victory over Costa Rica and the nation’s first-ever World Cup berth.
Dempsey, 34 was trying to make his fourth World Cup. The United States will miss out on soccer’s premier tournament for the first time since 1986.