The United States males continued its dominance of the Concacaf Nations League — and its regional rivals Mexico — with a 2-0 win and a 3rd title in a row within the competitors at AT&T Stadium in Dallas on Sunday evening.
Tyler Adams scored a first-half thunderbolt and a Giovanni Reyna added a second after the break with a troublesome volley to present the U.S. the win with a well-known “dos a cero” scoreline and a measure of redemption after an uninspired win over Jamaica within the semifinals of the Nations League on Thursday.
The end result sees Gregg Berhalter’s workforce retain its Nations League crown, having received the primary two editions of the competitors in 2021 and 2023, and stretch its unbeaten run towards Mexico to a report seven video games.
Adams, making his first begin for the U.S. in 475 days, turned the sport on its head on the finish of the primary half, unleashing a surprising strike from distance to beat Guillermo Ochoa and provides the People a slim lead at half-time.
With Mexico preventing to get again within the recreation, Reyna pounced on a poor clearance within the penalty space and snapped off a volley that flew previous Ochoa at his close to publish to double the USMNT’s lead.
The referee halted the sport shortly earlier than full-time after which once more in added time consistent with step 2 of Concacaf’s anti-discrimination protocol after an anti-gay chant was heard from the gang repeatedly when U.S. keeper Matt Turner took his aim kicks.
Each the U.S. and Mexico will now start gearing up for this summer time’s Copa America, which will probably be performed in america between June 20 and July 14.