Edson Alvarez scored a tiebreak attack goal in the 77th minute after turning off the offside call in the 77th minute video comment, with Mexico defeating the United States 2-1 with the record tenth CONCACAF Gold Cup title on Sunday night.
Chris Richards took the U.S. ahead in the fourth minute, making his second free kick from Sebastian Berhalter in the game, but Raul Jimenez tied for 27 with his third Gold Cup goal.
Mexico was awarded a free kick when Diego Luna made a side foul Alexis Vega. Johan Vasquez will restart through the goalmouth, and Alvarez blasts the defense to redirect the ball from 3 yards within a distance of Matt Freese. While the show was initially called “offside”, the goal was awarded by VAR, with Mexico defending its championship from 2023 while improving to 6-2 in the Gold Cup final against the United States
Patrick Agyemang had a chance after two minutes of downtime, but he had no good contact in a short shot blocked by goalkeeper Luis Malagon.
Captain America Tim Ream said: “Obviously, we were disappointed.
The NRG Stadium sold out crowd of about 70%, with the Mexican stock, booed the American players as they walked out for pre-game warm-ups. Mexico has 60% owned, with no 12 corner kicks against the Americans.
It was the last competitive match between the United States and Mexico, and then held the World Cup with Canada.
Lack of frequent visitors due to vacation
The United States has seven Gold Cup champions, but has not had seven Gold Cup champions since 2021. He has used the starting lineup, and only a few players are currently predicted to be World Cup starters, lacking regular visitors due to holidays, injuries and club World Cup.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino worked hard to evaluate players during friendly matches this fall and next spring, with Luna, Agyemang and Freese becoming contenders on the World Cup roster.
Richards was right in front of the United States when he led Berhalter's free kick about 40 yards from the crossbar. The ball bounced straight and just crossed the goal line.
Jimenez scored his 42nd international goal in Mexican history, third. He broke through the defensive and beat the pass from Marcel Ruiz, defeating Freese from about 10 yards, which could have scored Ream.
Jimenez celebrated the celebration of snatching Mexico's No. 20 jersey with “Diogo J” in honor of his former Wolverhampton teammate Diogo Jota, who died in a car accident in Spain on Thursday. Jimenez ran to the corner, sat down with his jersey, and imitated and played video games.
