USMNT's Tim Weah Suspended 2 Games, Fined $3K After Copa América Red Card vs. Panama

U.S. Men's National Team winger Tim Weah has been suspended two games and fined $3,000 after a red card in Thursday's loss to Panama in Copa América, per ESPN's Jeff Carlisle.

Weah was given a penalty in the 18th minute of Thursday's group stage match after striking Panama defender Roderick Miller in the head away from the ball. After officials reviewed the contract, they upgraded it to a red card, leaving the United States with 10 men on the field for the remainder of the match.

Weah will be out of Monday's group finale against Uruguay and will miss the first game of the knockout round if the United States advances.

Despite Weah's red card coming at an inopportune time, the U.S. managed to score its first goal of the game shortly after to take a 1-0 lead. Panama scored an equalizer just moments later and ultimately took the lead in the 83rd minute.

Following his red card, Weah released an apology on his Instagram:

""Today, I let my team and my country down," Weah said in the statement (h/t The Athletic's Jeff Rueter and Ben Burrows). "A moment of frustration led to an irreversible consequence, and for that, I am deeply sorry to my teammates, coaches, family and our fans. Moving forward, I am committed to learning from this experience, not allowing an opponent to provoke me, and working to regain the trust and respect of my team and supporters. No matter what I will always fight for my team and my country till the day I'm no longer needed or capable to! I sincerely apologize to everyone. My love for this team goes beyond just football and I'm so sad and angry at myself for putting my brothers through what they went through tonight.""

While Weah will look to learn from the unfortunate experience, he might not get the chance to compete for the USMNT again in the tournament. The United States has a tough matchup against Uruguay on Monday that could decide its fate.

To advance, the United States will need to match or better Panama's efforts against Bolivia, which has lost both of its games so far in the tournament.