Christian Pulisic scored the first goal of the game for the US. Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP
Beau Dure
Mon 28 Mar 2022 12.11 AEDT First published on Mon 28 Mar 2022 09.00 AEDT
6h ago FULL TIME: USA 5-1 Panama 6h ago GOAL! USA 5-1 Panama (Godoy 86) 6h ago GOAL! USA 5-0 Panama (Pulisic 65) 7h ago HALFTIME: USA 4-0 Panama 7h ago GOAL! USA 4-0 Panama (Pulisic 45+3 pk) 7h ago GOAL! USA 3-0 Panama (Ferreira 27) 7h ago GOAL! USA 2-0 Panama (Arriola 23)
Berhalter speaks about Pulisic: “He’s part of the leadership council of our team. I think more important is that Christian has been through it before.”
This is someone who wants a nap. Can’t blame him. Surely the adrenaline is fading fast.
6h ago 11:59
FULL TIME: USA 5-1 Panama
To say they did what they had to do would be an understatement. Facing a team that beat them 1-0 in October, the US men weathered multiple storms and converted almost every significant chance for a 5-1 win. Only an utter catastrophe -- to be precise, a loss by six or more goals -- in Costa Rica would keep the team from a trip to Qatar.
And still, Gregg Berhalter is lecturing the referee. Maybe he wants to miss the final game of qualification?