USA Loses to Panama in Last Minute, Faces Fan Frustration

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00:00Unfortunately, the U.S. lost in the very last minute,

00:04in the last breath of the game, Nick,

00:07against a Panama team that was very organized

00:09and was able to unolify the U.S. attack

00:13and force a lot of mistakes.

00:15Polisic wasn't a figure.

00:17Tell me, what is your analysis of this game?

00:19We just couldn't break through.

00:20Panama really had the ability to stop the Americans,

00:24and we just couldn't do that.

00:26I mean, we had control the entire game, you could say.

00:28We had countless chances, control the possession,

00:31the entire game.

00:32Panama, one shot on goal.

00:34One shot on goal at the very last minute,

00:37and they made it count, and they scored,

00:38and they walked away with the win.

00:40You could say it's an unlucky game.

00:42Everyone has those.

00:43I think every fan of every team has experienced a time

00:45where they should have scored the whole time, they didn't,

00:48and then the other team squeezed in at the last minute.

00:51It happens, but as much as the U.S.A. dominated,

00:53as much as they didn't have luck on their side,

00:55I can't say they deserved the win.

00:57I can't say they didn't. I didn't see creativity.

00:59I didn't see the kind of finishing needed

01:00to be a championship team.

01:02We lost character. We lost heart.

01:04Yes, we're dealing with a lot of injuries,

01:06but I also saw a lot of good opportunities

01:09completely soured by lackluster touches.

01:11No bueno. Not what you would want to see

01:14from your national team. No way.

01:16I sense a little bit of anger and frustration

01:19nicking your voice.

01:20Do you think this is a sentiment

01:22that will be spreading throughout the U.S. fans

01:26and Pochettino will start feeling the heat?

01:28Because, you know, clearly, although the team

01:30is at the infancy of this process,

01:33you cannot lose in this tournament,

01:34not being the U.S., and you cannot lose

01:36with a mistake like the keeper, Matt Turner,

01:38that otherwise is a very solid goalkeeper.

01:41Uh, this time, he missed the mark.

01:43Do you think Pochettino is going to start feeling

01:45some pressure after this result?

01:48Yeah, I think without a doubt.

01:49And look, we came into this tournament

01:51with quite a bit of pressure.

01:53It's hard being the only winner ever of a tournament, right?

01:56But look, in the Pochettino era,

01:57we spent a lot of money, haven't seen so much, you know?

02:02We haven't had so much to show for it so far.

02:04So without a doubt, look, it's still early on.

02:07I guess there's still time.

02:08But hey, we're like a year and a half out

02:10from the World Cup that we're going to be hosting

02:13here in the United States.

02:14We got to get it together.

02:15That's right, Nick.

02:16And for the opposite side of the bracket,

02:18with Mexico enfrentando a Canadá,

02:21let's go straight with El Chiba Mayor

02:23that is right there in SoFi Stadium.

02:26Tell me, Chiba, what are your impressions

02:28after this great result for the Mexican team?

02:30Nick Marcellino, we're here outside of the SoFi Stadium

02:33right after the matches between Mexico and Canadá,

02:36USA and Panama.

02:37And just like you said, Nick, it was kind of upsetting

02:38to see the U.S. not advance to the final

02:42that everybody was waiting for.

02:43Um, you know, Panama played really good.

02:46They hold back.

02:48And at the last minute, uh, your player,

02:50Marcelino from Pumas, scored the winning goal

02:53to send Panama to the final.

02:55Uh, and the second game, Mexico played versus Canadá

02:59with Raul Jimenez on fire, on fire,

03:02scoring two goals.

03:03The second one, obviously, being an amazing golazo.

03:06Uh, the crowd was energetic.

03:07Everybody was super happy.

03:09Uh, and the fact that 50,000 people showed up

03:12on a Thursday at SoFi Stadium where the traffic is crazy,

03:16it's just a good sign of the Mexican fans, you know,

03:21coming back again to support Mexico.

03:23Yeah, it was a tough game.

03:24Uh, Canadá, I don't know,

03:27they seem a little bit lost in the field.

03:30And I'm glad to see Raul Jimenez on fire,

03:32just like I said it last week.

03:33You know, I said that Panama was upset,

03:35was gonna upset the U.S., it happened.

03:37And I said that Raul Jimenez was on fire,

03:40and Santi Jimenez was on fire,

03:41and that was gonna be the difference for Mexico

03:44on this game versus Canadá.

03:46Now, let's see on Sunday.

03:47We're playing Sunday here at SoFi.

03:49The final, Mexico versus Panama.

03:51A rematch from La Copa Oro where Santi Jimenez

03:54on the last-minute goal, uh, scored

03:56and gave the trophy to El Tricolor

03:59de Todos Los Mexicanos.

04:01I send it back to you, Marcelino, Nick.

04:03Thank you, Chiba. Amazing report.

04:05Nick, tell me, what are your impressions

04:08heading into the finals?

04:10Do you think Mexico is gonna win this game?

04:12Do you think the U.S. is gonna treat the third-place game

04:15seriously, or are they just gonna play, um,

04:18players that need some more minutes and get, you know,

04:21Pochettino to see new faces?

04:22Tell me, what can we expect from the finals day?

04:25I think it's gonna be that latter thing.

04:27He's gonna try to switch things up.

04:28This game, if any, without a lot of pressure on you,

04:31is the one where you can kind of relax a little bit.

04:34That pressure of having to win, I guess, is gone,

04:36and it's like, okay, how do we pick up the pieces

04:38and now move on? I mean, who's gonna brag

04:40about getting third place, fourth place,

04:41or even second place? Let's be honest.

04:43So, what we need to do is try something out,

04:45pick up the pieces, and move forward.

04:47Now, for Mexico, it's a completely different game, right?

04:50We're talking about the finals.

04:52And Mexico, again, a lot of pressure on Mexico.

04:55Chivas would understand that, uh, Chivas, for example,

04:58a lot of pressure because of its history

05:00in the Liga de Mequis.

05:01Sometimes that kind of pressure isn't really justified

05:04because it's not really tied to the current reality.

05:07It's more so the history.

05:08But I think that Mexico can do great, um,

05:12with the U.S. out. As we know,

05:13Canada always shows up against the U.S.

05:15The U.S. always shows up and does great against Mexico.

05:18Panama only shows up against the U.S.

05:20And Mexico's amazing against everyone except the U.S.

05:23So, Mexico has a great opportunity here,

05:25and they can make it count if they really get out

05:28of this kind of dark place they've been in for a while.

05:31And I think they can do it because they have the momentum.

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