Panama Qualifies for the World Cup by Defeating the USA 2-1

Panama defeated the United States futbol team and now qualifies for the World Cup.  Panama qualified for the Uzbekistan 2024 World Cup by defeating the United States 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Futsal Championship.  La Roja sealed their classification in the first period with goals by Óscar Hinks at 13 minutes,  and two minutes later Rumán Milord scored what turned out to be the winning goal.   The Americans turned on the attack, but found themselves against Panama’s defensive wall that would only allow one ball to pass Jaime Peñaloza’s goal line.  The Panamanian soccer players took hold of the reins of the game and wouldn’t look back.  An American goal would come from De Andrade at 19 minutes.  With this victory, Panama advances to the semifinal of the competition and secures a place for the World Cup in Uzbekistan. This will be the fourth time that La Roja advances to a World Cup event, after competing in Thailand 2012, Colombia 2016 and Lithuania 2021.