The U.S. men’s national team continued its World Cup qualifying journey Sunday night, taking on Panama on Orlando. With just one more qualifier remaining after that fixture, the U.S. is closing in on a spot in Qatar.
After beating Panama 5–1, the U.S. did not quite clinch a spot, but the Americans all but secured punched their ticket.
With the U.S. holding onto a three-point lead over Costa Rica in the Concacaf table, a Costa Rica win over the U.S. on Wednesday would draw the two teams level on points, with the tiebreaker going to goal differential.
