WORLD CUP 2006: Panama out but not down
Once little more than a punchline in Central American football circles, Panama have taken mighty steps forward in 2004/05. And despite failing to reach the promised land of a debut finals in Germany, no one is chuckling at Panama's expense anymore. On the surface, their failure to reach the finals is exactly what was expected of the Panamanians in their first appearance at the final hurdle of North, Central American and Caribbean qualifying. But after clawing their way to the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer, the overall strides made have been nothing short of massive.See: http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=104918&src=0
