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Panama put the host United States in a difficult position, and they will have to compete against Uruguay for qualification to the quarter-finals.
The Central American team was also left with ten men two minutes from the end due to the expulsion of Adalberto Carrasquilla.
Both teams now have 3 points and will play for a place in the quarter-finals on the last matchday of Group C: Panama against Bolivia and the United States against Uruguay, both on Monday, July 1 at 10:00 p.m.
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A heated final match for Group C that still does not decide who advances to the next round
The United States started with everything and scored a goal in the fourth minute after a header from Chris Richards hit the crossbar, the rebound was taken by Tim Ream and assisted Weston McKennie, who put in a tremendous shot that went into the Panamanian goal, but the VAR disallowed it due to Ream’s offside position.
At 18 minutes, Weah was sent off for an offense without the ball against Roderick Miller, after a VAR review, since the Salvadoran referee Iván Arcides Barton Cisneros had only shown him a yellow card.
Despite playing with ten men, the United States took the lead in the 21st minute with a tremendous cross shot by Balogun that hit the left post and went in.
However, in the 25th minute, Panama equalised with a low shot from Blackman after a first failed attempt almost entering the area.
The United States had another chance towards the end, again through Balogun, but his shot crashed into the corner.
In the second half, Panama had a few chances to break the deadlock and almost did so in the 18th minute with a penalty awarded by the referee for a foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers on Fajardo, but the VAR announced that there was no contact and the referee reversed his decision.
However, the team led by Thomas Christiansen Tarín managed to take the lead in the 37th minute through Fajardo, who made a spectacular turnaround that beat the American goalkeeper to make it 2-1.
Panama controlled the action until the end, although it suffered a little when Carrasquilla was sent off in the 43rd minute for a serious foul against Christian Pulisic.
