Graham Zusi and Aron Johannsson scored in second-half stoppage time, and the United States rallied for a 3-2 win at Panama on Tuesday night that left Mexico's World Cup hopes alive and knocked out the Panamanians.
The U.S., which clinched a World Cup berth last month, didn't use most of its starters, and Gabriel Torres put Panama ahead in the 18th minute in a downpour at Panama City. Michael Orozco tied it the 64th minute, just as Costa Rica took a 2-1 lead at home against Mexico.
Luis Tejada scored in the 83rd, putting Panama within minutes of a fourth-place finish and a berth in next month's playoff against Oceania champion New Zealand. Mexico, which last missed the World Cup in 1990, would have been eliminated. But Zusi scored 1:24 into three minutes of stoppage time, and Johannsson added his first international goal at the 2:40 mark, giving the U.S. a record-tying 22 points in the final round of the North and Central American and Caribbean region.
It was a similar finish to four years ago, when Jonathan Bornstein's goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time gave the U.S. a 2-2 tie against Costa Rica, clinching a World Cup berth for Honduras and knocking out the Costa Ricans.
The U.S. (7-2-1) and Costa Rica (5-2-3) already had clinched berths last month, and Honduras (4-3-3) earned the region's final automatic spot with a 2-2 tie at last-place Jamaica (0-5-5).
Mexico (2-3-5) finished fourth with 11 points, three ahead of Panama (1-4-5), which has never played in soccer's top event. Before allowing the stoppage-time goals, Panama was even with El Tri on points and goal difference and would have advanced based on a 10-7 advantage in goals scored.
Costa Rica 2, Mexico 1: Mexico will play New Zealand in a home-and-home series next month for a spot in next year's World Cup despite losing at San Jose, Costa Rica. Goals by Brian Ruiz in the first half and Alvaro Saborio in the second half gave Costa Rica the win.
Oribe Peralta scored in the 29th minute for Mexico, which won only two games in the 10-game finals.
Jamaica 2, Honduras 2: The tie at Jamaica was enough to qualify Honduras for a World Cup berth. Honduras led 2-1 before Rodolph Austin's penalty kick in the 60th minute.
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