This home match vs. Panama had the makings of a trap-game. The USMNT had short rest after a particularly high intensity match up in altitude in Mexico. And this home fixture vs. Los Canaleros simultaneously was the easy, winnable match of the window, and the closest thing to a must-win we’ve seen in this qualifying campaign. The MNT could have come in tired, with a disinterested attitude, and blown the match. After all, that’s pretty close to what happened 4 years ago against Trinidad and Tobago. But credit to this team, they didn’t blow this match.
USA v. Panama, 2022 World Cup Qualifier; What We Learned
