Edson Álvarez‘s second-half header gave Mexico a 2-1 win over the United States and a tenth Concacaf Gold Cup title in a frenetic last at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Sunday evening.
Chris Richards opened the scoring for the U.S. within the 4th minute with an excellent header that simply made it over the purpose line, however Raúl Jiménez tied it up earlier than half-time with a medical end previous U.S. keeper Matthew Freese.
After his purpose, Jimenez paid tribute to Diogo Jota, his former teammate at Wolverhampton Wanderers who was killed alongside along with his brother André Silva in a automobile crash on Thursday.
With Mexico dominating possession and possibilities, Álvarez obtained on the tip of a set piece and flicked the ball previous Freese for the 2-1 lead. The header was initially dominated out for offside, however after a video assessment the purpose was given, sending the bulk Mexico crowd right into a frenzy.
U.S. supervisor Mauricio Pochettino used the identical beginning lineup in opposition to Mexico as he had within the Individuals’ two earlier knockout spherical wins in opposition to Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Defending champions Mexico received its tenth Gold Cup title with the victory. The U.S. has received the Gold Cup seven instances and Canada has lifted the trophy as soon as. Sunday’s sport was the eighth assembly between Mexico and the U.S. within the last.
Lacking lots of its common starters due to accidents, trip and the Membership World Cup, the No. 16 U.S managed 5 wins over comparatively weak opponents and reached its first Gold Cup last since 2021. The assembly with Seventeenth-ranked Mexico would be the final aggressive match for each nations earlier than they co-host subsequent 12 months’s World Cup together with Canada.
The USMNT entered the Gold Cup with a four-game shedding streak, its longest since 2007.
