Panama beat the United States Men's National Team 1–0 in the 2025 Concacaf Nations League semifinals on Thursday night in Los Angeles. The match was tied 0–0 as the teams began five minutes of extra time.
That's when Panama's Cecilio Waterman scored the deciding goal. Waterman then briefly lost his mind and ran straight to the set where CBS Sports had hosted their studio show. Waterman went right up to Thierry Henry and pulled off one of the most aggressive celebrations you will ever see.
If you didn't see Henry smiling or the ensuing hug you might have thought Waterman was having serious words with the French legend. Instead he pulled him in for the real thing and embraced him as his teammates joined him on the CBS set and mobbed him.
¡Cecilio Waterman la manda al fondo de la red! 🇵🇦💥 pic.twitter.com/8Sh68sLuBE
— Concacaf Nations League (@CNationsLeague) March 21, 2025
Former USMNT star Clint Dempsey couldn't do anything but laugh.
Panama forward Cecilio Waterman jumped over the ad boards and celebrated his stoppage-time winner over the United States with Thierry Henry 😂
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 21, 2025
What a moment for him and Panama ❤️👏 pic.twitter.com/tM8D23AeQc
PANAMA TAKES THE LEAD OVER THE USMNT IN STOPPAGE TIME 😱🇵🇦 pic.twitter.com/uaDpAxzhfB
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 21, 2025
Panama will now face either Canada or Mexico in the final on Sunday while USMNT will focus on the fact that they still get to go to the 2026 World Cup since they're co-hosting.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Panama Had a Wild Celebration With Thierry Henry After Match Winner vs. USMNT.
