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USA vs. Panama, 2017 Gold Cup: Final score 1-1, An uninspiring start to the Gold Cup

The U.S. Men’s National Team went into the match Saturday against Panama having not beaten Los Canaleros since a friendly in February 2015. It seems like Panama always plays the USMNT particularly tough with the memory of being eliminated from the 2014 World Cup lingering especially long for the Central Americans. The Stars and Stripes began their bid to win its sixth Gold Cup on Saturday and after a largely lackluster performance they came away with a draw, good for 1 point in Group B.

Panama came out and showed that they were not scared of the U.