At 07:00 Beijing time on March 28, the 13th round of the World Preliminary Tournament in North and Central America, Godoi scored a face-saving goal in the 86th minute, and Panama was away from home by the United States 5-1, an early round out.
Panama, with a population of only 4.3 million, scored a historic World Cup four years ago and is arguably a dark horse in North and Central America. Of course, their first World Cup trip wasn't ideal, with 3 games 0-pointing bottom-outs, being scored by both Belgium and England.
Facing the United States in the first leg of the World Cup, Panama won 1-0 with Godoi's only goal of the game. However, in the second leg against the United States, Godoy also scored a goal, but it was a face-saving goal, and Panama eventually lost the game 1-5. For team Usa, it was they who had waited 168 days to finally avenge Panama.
With only one round left, Panama trailed Fourth-place Costa Rica by four points, so they confirmed they missed out on the top four and were out of the first round.
There are 3 pass-through places and 1 play-off qualification for the Ciudad Central American World Preliminary Tournament, of which Canada has already received one of the pass-through tickets, and the remaining 2 express tickets and 1 play-off qualification will be generated between the three teams in the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica.
The No. 2 U.S. team is three points ahead of No. 4 Costa Rica and has 10 more goals difference than the opponent (the same point counts as goal difference), so they have basically locked up a straight-through spot, leaving only the theoretical possibility. Of course, Mexico, which ranks No. 3, is also stable, they are also 3 points ahead of Costa Rica and 4 goals difference, so the United States and Mexico have basically locked in the other two pass tickets, and Costa Rica will probably participate in the play-offs.