Roman Torres became a national hero in Panama after scoring Los Caneleros’ gamewinner in a 2-1 win over Costa Rica that clinched the nation’s first World Cup qualification. The goal, combined with the USA’s 2-1 loss Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras’ 3-2 win over Mexico, kept the USA out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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