Edson Álvarez‘s second-half header gave Mexico a 2-1 win over the United States and a tenth Gold Cup title in a frenetic last at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Sunday night time.
Chris Richards opened the scoring for the U.S. within the 4th minute with a superb header that simply made it over the aim line, however Raúl Jiménez tied it up earlier than half-time with a scientific end previous U.S. keeper Matthew Freese.
After his aim, Jimenez paid tribute to Diogo Jota, his former teammate at Wolverhampton Wanderers who was killed alongside together with his brother André Silva in a automobile crash on Thursday.
With Mexico dominating possession and possibilities, Alvarez received on the tip of a set piece and flicked the ball previous Freese for the 2-1 lead. The aim was initially dominated out for offside, however after a video assessment the aim was given, sending the bulk Mexico crowd right into a frenzy.
U.S. supervisor Mauricio Pochettino used the identical beginning lineup towards Mexico as he had within the People’ two earlier knockout spherical wins towards 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 a lot 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 yr’s World Cup together with Canada.
The USMNT entered the Gold Cup with a four-game dropping streak, its longest since 2007.