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Panama players sang the anthem so hard in their first World Cup appearance ever

Captain Roman Torres shed tears of joy.

Panama are making their first World Cup appearance ever, and before their opening match against Belgium, the players got to experience the dream of hearing their national anthem at the world’s biggest tournament.

It was clear they understood the significance of the moment.

That’s captain Roman Torres, who plays his club soccer for Seattle Sounders, shedding tears, overcome by the emotion of the moment.

Before the tournament even began, Panama players made clear how special that moment was going to be for them.

Machado was right.

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