Edson Alvarez scored a Go-Farward goal in the 77th minute, as Mexico crossed an early deficit to defeat the US men’s national team 2–1 in the final of the ConcacAF Gold Cup in Houston on Sunday night.
Mexico won its second Strait Gold Cup and the 10th in total. The US ranks second with seven titles while Canada won it in 2000.
Chris Richards gave the US an edge in the fourth minute but Raul Jimnez tied it in 27th.
Alvarez scored a tournament-high fifth set piece goal of Mexico. The first four were away from corner kicks. The winner was a free kick that Johann Waske’s flew for a diving header for Alverez, which was earlier pronounced earlier, but the decision was overturned after a video review.
Goalkeeper Angel Malagon preserved the lead in the second minute of the stop time with a range stop close to Patrick Egimang.
Mexico Gold Cup Final vs is 6-2 in America
Richards surprised Mexican with an athletic header, ending his line of not allowing a target at 387 minutes. This was the first goal in the final history of the Gold Cup.
The sebastian bearhelter, whose father, Greg, was currently coaching USMNT in Copa America in 2024, but was fired immediately after the tournament, a free kick in the middle of the box, where Richards had to return to get the ball control, where it fell under the bar, where it fell into the line.
Jimnez made the roof 1–1 through the corner of the ball by Marcel Ruiz. Later, Jimnez organized a Dogo Jersey to honor his former Wolverhampton, who died on Thursday with his brother Andre Silva in a car accident.
Mexico led efforts (16–6), Shots on Gol (8-3) and Corner Kick (12–0).
The US essentially fielded a B team for the Gold Cup, so it was no surprise that they were a fixed party against an experienced Mexican side.
Playing in Houston did not help. No national team in the world has no less home-area advantage when Americans hosted Mexican “and a crowd of 71,000 was at least 75 percent of the supporters Mexico.
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