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Jozy Altidore returns with the U.S. to scene of Panama's 2013 heartbreak

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Max Bretos and Herculez Gomez preview the U.S. versus Panama and talk about 18-year-old wonder-kid, Christian Pulisic.

PANAMA CITY, Panama -- It's a game that Jozy Altidore remembers "like it was yesterday."

The date was Oct. 15, 2013, and the site was Panama City's Estadio Rommel Fernandez. In CONCACAF, it was the final night of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. The United States -- which had already punched its ticket with two games to spare -- was taking on Panama. The Canaleros trailed fourth-place Mexico by three points, but if they won and Mexico lost on the road to Costa Rica, Panama would qualify for a playoff spot against New Zealand via a tiebreaker.