PANAMA CITY (AP) — With Panama about 90 seconds from reaching a playoff against New Zealand for a World Cup berth, Graham Zusi and Aron Johannsson scored in second-half stoppage time four years ago to give the already qualified United States a 3-2 win and eliminate the hosts.“You felt this place dip,” Jozy Altidore recalled Monday. “You heard people crying.”The U.S. will be back Tuesday night in a match that matters for both teams. The Americans routed Honduras 6-0 Friday at home and are looking for a second straight win in World Cup qualifying under coach Bruce Arena, who replaced Jurgen Klinsmann after an 0-2 start in the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region.Before a light workout at Estadio Rommel Fernández, American players thought the Panamanians might still have that 2013 match on their minds.
After late goals broke Panamas hearts in 2013, US returns