The second half of the second half of Edson Álvarez gave Mexico a 2-1 victory over the United States and a 10th Concacaf Gold Cup title in a hectic final in Houston's NRG stadium on Sunday evening.
Match report
Chris Richards opened the score for the US in the 4th minute with a brilliant header that remained the bar and just transferred the goal line, but Raúl Jiménez tied it before half time with a clinical left -wing finish along the American keeper Matthew Freese in the left corner.
After his goal, Jimenez felt tribute to Diogo Jota, his former teammate at Wolverhampton Wanderers who was murdered with his brother André Silva on Thursday.
With Mexico dominating property and opportunities, Álvarez came to the end of a set and the ball flashed for the 2-1 lead. The goal was initially excluded for offside, but after a video review it became given, so that the majority of Mexico -in addition to a row.
The American manager Mauricio Pochettino used the same starting line-up against Mexico as he had in the two earlier knockout victories of the Americans against Costa Rica and Guatemala.
Defending champion Mexico won his 10th Gold Cup title. The US has won the Gold Cup seven times and Canada once lifted the trophy. Sunday's game was the eighth meeting between Mexico and the US in the final.
Missing many of his regular starters due to injuries, vacation and the club World Cup, achieved the number 16 US five victories over relatively weak opponents and reached the first Gold Cup final since 2021.
The USMNT entered the Gold Cup with a loss of four games, the longest since 2007.
Jiménez van Mexico pays tribute to Jota na Gold Cup –
Mexico -striker Raúl Jiménez paid tribute to the former teammate Diogo Jota after scoring a goal against the United States at the Gold Cup.
Jota was killed with his brother, André Silva, in a car accident near Zamora, Spain, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Jiménez, who played two seasons in Wolverhampton Wanderers with Jota from 2018 to 2020, scored in the 27th minute and during his party a Mexico sweater with the name of Jota and his number 20 on the back before he took a chair on the field and showed the shirt to the cameras.
The services for Jota and his brother were held on Saturday morning in Gondomar, Portugal.
During the news conference on Saturday prior to the game, Jiménez said that Jota was a “great teammate who was with me there for two years, with whom I kept in regular contact.
“We have shared very nice moments.”
Mexico won the game 2-1 to lift his 10th Gold Cup title.
Line-ups
United States XI: Tim Ream, Adams, Luca de la Torre, Matt Freese, Chris Richards, Malik Tillman, Sebastian Berhalter, Diego Luna, Alex Freeman, Max Arfsten, Patrick Agyemang
Subs: Walker Zimmerman, Matt Turner, Mark McKenzie, Miles Robinson, Brian White, John Tolkin, Brenden Aaronson, Nathan Harriel, Jack Mclynn, Quinn Sullivan, Chris Brady, Damion Dows
Mexico XI: Jimenez, Roberto Alvarado, J. Gallardo, César Montes, Alexis Vega, Luis Malagón, Jorge Sánchez, Alvarez, Johan Vásquez, Marcel Ruiz, Gilberto Mora
Subs: G. Ochoa, Ángel Sepúlveda, Orbelín Pineda, Julián Quiñones, Carlos Rodríguez, César Huerta, Santiago Gimenez, Érik Lira, Israel Reyes, Raúl Rangel, Jesús Jesús, Jesús Jesús, Jesús Jesús, Jesúc
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