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The match was not even physical at that point; Panama parked the bus and waited for the 90th minute, which is when the worst of the match arrived: an alleged handball by Mr. Torres inside the box, which only Mr. Geiger saw and called a penalty kick, which was scored by Andres Guardado.

It proved a protracted, frustrating and ultimately meaningless indignity for U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann and his players to complete this miserable week.

Additionally, Cuba kept a clean sheet for the first time in 14 games in the competition, conceding two goals or more in 13 straight games.

La Sele (The Selected)reached the quarterfinals of last year’s World Cup, keyed by reliable forward Bryan Ruiz (Sporting CP, Portugal) and young star Joel Campbell (Arsenal, England)… When you look at some of the players, some of the coaches, some of the teams that...