Mexico Defeats United States, 2-1, To Win Their 10th Concaf Gold Cup Title

The United States men's nationalist shot squad was capable to get disconnected to a basking start, but it was Mexico coming distant pinch nan Gold Cup Final victory, 2-1, connected Sunday night. 

Mexico has now won its 10th Gold Cup of each time, extending their grounds aft defending their title successful 2023. 

The United States sewage connected nan committee immediately, arsenic midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, nan boy of erstwhile caput coach Gregg Berhalter, placed a free footwear successful nan cleanable position for Chris Richards to caput nan shot disconnected nan crossbar and complete nan extremity statement to make it 1-0. 

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Mexico midfielder Edson Alvarez (4) celebrates aft scoring a extremity against nan United States during nan 2025 Gold Cup Final astatine NRG Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)

These 2 linked up against Saudi Arabia in nan group stage, and they did truthful again successful this lucifer to return a lead complete nan favourite "El Tri."

But Mexico started to summation its momentum back, putting a fewer shots connected Matt Freese earlier midfielder Marcel Ruiz recovered Raul Jimenez, who conscionable turned and fired pinch his near ft to put it apical shelf. 

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It looked for illustration seasoned USMNT defender Tim Ream was going to extremity it arsenic nan model Jimenez had to sprout was minuscule, yet it went through, and Freese had nary chance. 

United States of America defender Chris Richards (3) reacts against Mexico during nan 2025 Gold Cup Final astatine NRG Stadium.  (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images)

In nan 2nd half, pinch nan crippled still tied astatine 1 extremity apiece, Mexico was dominating nan ball, and it almost felt for illustration nan decisive extremity was coming soon. 

It did successful nan 77th infinitesimal erstwhile Johan Vasquez put a header into nan punishment area, and Edson Alvarez put Mexico connected apical arsenic he dove to deflect Vasquez’s first header into nan net. A VAR replay confirmed that Alvarez was onside, and nan extremity stood. 

Now desperate, nan U.S. was trying difficult to find that equalizer earlier clip expired, and Patrick Agyemang and Alex Freeman had chances. However, some couldn’t grip nan shot successful nan end. 

This Mexico squad had each their apical guys, which is why they were favorites to take sides their title nether caput coach Javier Aguirre. They did truthful by becoming nan first squad to repetition themselves since 2011. 

Diego Luna #10 of nan United States during nan 2nd half against Mexico during nan finals of nan CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 astatine NRG Stadium connected July 06, 2025 successful Houston, Texas. (Aric Becker/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images)

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Meanwhile, nan USMNT came without immoderate of their apical dogs, including Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie, among others. They were hoping to springiness themselves an eighth Gold Cup, but they will person to hold until nan adjacent tournament. 

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