Panama National Team Qualifies for World Cup

The Panama national football team did its job at the Rommel Fernández, defeating El Salvador 3-0 and for the second time qualified for a FIFA World Cup. Panama's glorious path began in the 17th minute when César Blackman shook the nets with his goal. Hundreds of kilometers away, an eliminated Guatemala showed professionalism and gave a hand to ours with their 3-0 victory over a lackluster Suriname. In turn, Christiansen admitted that it hurt him to lack confidence in the selection at the moment when things got tight. "This group is making me live one of the best moments, we closed doors inwards with positive energy and did not let the negative in. The planets aligned. In the dying moments of the first half, in stoppage time, Eric Davis converted the penalty after the foul that Cecilio Waterman was a victim of. Thomas Christiansen could breathe peacefully with the satisfaction of a job well done. While goalkeeper Luis Mejía highlighted the optimism that was maintained within the team, despite the weak start in the final phase. The goal was achieved: Go Panama! Thus, the ghosts of the scare that haunted the selection for much of the final phase of the qualifiers were left behind. The fans, for their part, wrapped up their own, while celebrating the chapines' goals. The team knew how to stay. The cherry on the cake was by José Luis "El Pumita" Rodríguez, who sentenced the World Cup pass in the 84th, with a pass from Negrito Quintero. In September we had given two points out of six possible, we did a lot of self-criticism," said goalkeeper Luis Mejía. And so it was: the goal was achieved, although it was not easy, said Eric Davis. For his part, Negrito Quintero commented that he never lost faith or hope, "always in prayer, a lot of faith, he did not lose hope." In the final moments of the first half, in stoppage time, Eric Davis converted the penalty after the foul that Cecilio Waterman suffered. Thomas Christiansen could breathe peacefully with the satisfaction of a job well done.