Panama had already been eliminated from any hope of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics in August while the Cubans had to win to have any hope of reaching China.

The result ensured the US men and Honduras would advance from Group A to next week's semi-final matches at Nashville, Tennessee, that will determine which two teams qualify for Beijing.

Guatemala have clinched a berth from Group B with Mexico, Canada and Haiti to determine the final smei-finalist on Sunday.

Aguilar scored in the 18th and 65th minutes while Nelson Barahona scored for Panama in the 25th minute and Cuba netted an own-goal in the 31st minute. Leonel Duarte scored Cuba's only goal in the 64th minute.

(AFP)