The Court of Arbitration for Sport have specific guidelines that come into place on occasions when sides or individuals believe they have been wronged.



The US appear not to be planning to appeal with spokesman Michael Kammarman today saying: “As far as I know there is no recourse. Decisions of the referee are final."



Although there is a route they could go down to avoid missing out on the World Cup 2018.



Rules from CONCACAF say an appeal can be filed for "parties directly affected by a decision”, which in this case would be America.

TV MAX Panama ghost goal: This was ajudged to have gone over the line

The specific guidelines, under Article 54, read:



1. As an appeals arbitration body, CAS shall be entitled to hear appeals against final decisions passed by CONCACAF



2. Only parties directly affected by a decision may appeal to CAS. However, where doping-related decisions are concerned, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) may appeal to CAS.



3. The time limit for appeal to CAS shall be twenty-one (21) days from the receipt of the decision in question.



4. An appeal before CAS may only be brought after CONCACAF's or FIFA's internal procedures and remedies have been exhausted.



5. An appeal shall not have any suspensory effect as a stay of execution of a disciplinary sanction, subject to the power of CAS to order that any disciplinary sanction be stayed pending the arbitration



6. CAS shall not take into account facts or evidence which the appellant could have submitted to an internal CONCACAF body by acting

TV MAX Panama ghost goal: Costa Rica react to the ridiculous decision

What happened with the Panama ghost goal? A late goal from Roman Torres punched Panama's ticket to their first World Cup finals on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Costa Rica, while the United States will miss out for the first time since 1986 after Honduras pipped them to a playoff place.



With Honduras stunning group winners Mexico 3-2, the United States' 2-1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago saw them finish fifth in the six-team North, Central American and Caribbean (CONCACAF) final qualifying round.



Romell Quioto scored the winner in the 60th minute for Honduras, who will now face Australia in a two-leg playoff in November for another ticket to Russia.



Panama's win was not without controversy.

TV MAX Panama ghost goal: The ball can be clearly seen to have gone wide - but a goal was given