Panama

It was simple. Mexico needed a win over Costa Rica to at the least be in a playoff situation with New Zealand for a spot in Brazil and the 2014 World Cup. Mexico lost to Costa Rica 2-1 and all hopes of having a chance to get to Brazil seemed lost...

Mexico had held the lead for most of their match against Panama before giving up a goal late in the second half. Just when all hope was lost for a the Mexican National Team and a very pathetic crowd that was on hand in the Azteca... THIS happened...

With a 1-0 victory over Panama today, the United States Men's Soccer team claim their 5th ever Gold Cup Championship. In the first half, Panama kept the U.S to 1 shot on goal, which seemed to frustrate the U.S team and the 57,920 fans in attendance at Soldier Field...