FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

United States vs Panama, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf
United States
  • 17': Christian Pulisic (P)
  • 23': Paul Arriola
  • 27': Jesús Ferreira
  • 45'+4': Christian Pulisic (P)
  • 65': Christian Pulisic
FT
5 - 1
Panama
  • 86': Aníbal Godoy

Christian Pulisic hat trick propels USMNT past Panama and to the brink of World Cup qualification

The USMNT couldn't confirm its place at the World Cup, but its 5-1 win over Panama on Sunday night put it on the brink of qualifying for Qatar 2022.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Hand ball by Tyler Adams (USA).
  • 2': Offside, Panama. Éric Davis tries a through ball, but Freddy Góndola is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
  • 4': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Shaquell Moore (USA).
  • 5': Freddy Góndola (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
  • 6': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alberto Quintero.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
  • 10': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
  • 10': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, USA. Conceded by Éric Davis.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Miles Robinson (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
  • 13': Corner, USA. Conceded by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  • 13': Penalty USA. Walker Zimmerman draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 13': Penalty conceded by Aníbal Godoy (Panama) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 14': VAR Decision: Penalty USA.
  • 17': Goal! USA 1, Panama 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 19': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
  • 19': Rolando Blackburn (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Michael Murillo (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddy Góndola.
  • 21': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
  • 22': Foul by Rolando Blackburn (Panama).
  • 22': Walker Zimmerman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Goal! USA 2, Panama 0. Paul Arriola (USA) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
  • 25': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
  • 26': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
  • 26': Éric Davis (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaquell Moore.
  • 27': Goal! USA 3, Panama 0. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 30': Hand ball by Luca de la Torre (USA).
  • 31': Attempt missed. Éric Davis (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Quintero.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Freddy Góndola (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
  • 38': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
  • 38': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Alberto Quintero (Panama).
  • 40': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Panama. Yoel Bárcenas tries a through ball, but Alberto Quintero is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a headed pass.
  • 45': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Shaquell Moore.
  • 45'+1': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
  • 45'+2': Penalty USA. Miles Robinson draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Aníbal Godoy (Panama) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Rolando Blackburn (Panama) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+4': Goal! USA 4, Panama 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
  • 45'+5': Michael Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+7': Hand ball by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, USA 4, Panama 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins USA 4, Panama 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Panama. Gabriel Torres replaces Rolando Blackburn.
  • 45': Substitution, Panama. José Luis Rodríguez replaces Freddy Góndola.
  • 45': Substitution, Panama. Víctor Medina replaces Yoel Bárcenas.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Paul Arriola.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Yunus Musah.
  • 46': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
  • 46': Gabriel Torres (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a through ball.
  • 47': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Alberto Quintero (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Torres.
  • 51': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Fidel Escobar (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Víctor Medina (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Torres.
  • 53': Offside, Panama. Alberto Quintero tries a through ball, but Gabriel Torres is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
  • 54': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Víctor Medina (Panama).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Shaquell Moore (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
  • 57': Foul by Éric Davis (Panama).
  • 57': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Éric Davis (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, USA. Conceded by Michael Murillo.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luca de la Torre following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, USA. Aaron Long replaces Miles Robinson.
  • 65': Substitution, Panama. Cristian Martínez replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
  • 65': Goal! USA 5, Panama 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
  • 67': Gabriel Torres (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
  • 69': Hand ball by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
  • 69': Christian Pulisic (USA) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Foul by Shaquell Moore (USA).
  • 70': Víctor Medina (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Substitution, USA. Gianluca Busio replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 71': Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Tyler Adams.
  • 72': Foul by Fidel Escobar (Panama).
  • 72': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
  • 73': Víctor Medina (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Éric Davis (Panama).
  • 76': Gianluca Busio (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Víctor Medina (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Éric Davis.
  • 80': Fidel Escobar (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
  • 82': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Gianluca Busio (USA).
  • 84': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
  • 84': Foul by Víctor Medina (Panama).
  • 84': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
  • 85': Aaron Long (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Goal! USA 5, Panama 1. Aníbal Godoy (Panama) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Éric Davis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
  • 90': Foul by Michael Murillo (Panama).
  • 90': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, USA 5, Panama 1.
  • 0': Match ends, USA 5, Panama 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 23
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 1
60.5 Possession 39.5
10 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
422 Accurate Passes 254
516 Passes 333
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
22 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 42
29 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 13
13 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 6
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 25,022

WCQ - Concacaf Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Honduras 2 +7 6
2 Cuba 2 +1 3
3 Cayman Islands 2 -2 3
4 Antigua and Barbuda 2 -1 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

USA United States (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Zack Steffen (GK)
12 Miles Robinson
3 Walker Zimmerman
5 Antonee Robinson
2 Shaq Moore
4 Tyler Adams
14 Luca de la Torre
6 Yunus Musah
20 Jesús Ferreira
10 Christian Pulisic
7 Paul Arriola
United States Substitutes:
Aaron Long, Giovanni Reyna, Kellyn Acosta, Ricardo Pepi, Ethan Horvath, Jordan Morris, Erik Palmer-Brown, James Sands, Cristian Roldan, George Bello, Gianluca Busio, Jordan Pefok.

PAN Panama (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Luis Mejía (GK)
16 Andrés Andrade
4 Fidel Escobar
15 Éric Davis Yellow Card
23 Michael Murillo
19 Alberto Quintero
20 Aníbal Godoy Yellow Card
8 Adalberto Carrasquilla
14 Rolando Blackburn Yellow Card
13 Freddy Góndola
10 Édgar Bárcenas
Panama Substitutes:
Cecilio Waterman, Harold Cummings, Orlando Mosquera, César Blackman, José Luis Rodríguez, Christian Martínez, Ismael Díaz, Gabriel Torres, Víctor Medina, César Yanis, José Córdoba, César Samudio.

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