Mexico’s glory was Panama’s heartbreak.

Two late American goals in Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifying game against Panama knocked the Central American country out of next summer’s tournament, giving Mexico, which had lost to Costa Rica on the same night, a spot in a playoff against New Zealand for a World Cup berth. When it was over, a U.S. player who knows the feeling of late-game anguish comforted one of his fallen opponents. The moment was beautifully captured in a photograph that serves as a perfect embodiment of sportsmanship.

American Terrence Boyd, in white, embraced Panama’s Felipe Baloy after the decisive goals. Boyd was in a similar situation last March, when a stoppage-time goal from El Salvador ended the USA’s chances at making the 2012 Olympics. No one was there to console him.