Concacaf Gold Cup

FT Sunday, July 6, 2025
Mexico WWDWW 2
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United States WWWWW 1
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NRG Stadium · 70,925 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Edson Álvarez heads Mexico to Gold Cup win over USMNT

Edson Álvarez scored a tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute after a video review reversed an offside call, and Mexico beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday night for its record 10th Concacaf Gold Cup title.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
12
Corner Kicks
0
2
Saves
6
59.5
Possession
40.5
16
SHOTS
6
8
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
443
Accurate Passes
280
516
Passes
352
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
24
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
39
17
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
13
17
Tackles
19
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
17
Interceptions
5
20
Effective Clearances
43
20
Clearances
43

Highlights

01:46 Where did it go wrong for the USMNT in the Gold Cup final? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

USA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

USA · 4-4-2

  1. 25Matt FreeseG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 3Chris RichardsCD-R
  4. 18Max ArfstenLB
  5. 16Alex FreemanRB
  6. 10Diego LunaCM-L
  7. 4Tyler AdamsCM-R
  8. 14Luca de la TorreLM
  9. 8Sebastian BerhalterRM
  10. 24Patrick AgyemangCF-L
  11. 17Malik TillmanCF-R

MEX · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ángel MalagónG
  2. 5Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. 3César MontesCD-R
  4. 23Jesús GallardoLB
  5. 2Jorge SánchezRB
  6. 4Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. 14Marcel RuizLM
  8. 7Gilberto MoraRM
  9. 9Raúl JiménezF
  10. 10Alexis VegaLF
  11. 25Roberto AlvaradoRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! USA 1, Mexico 0. Chris Richards (USA) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Berhalter with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 27' Goal! USA 1, Mexico 1. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcel Ruíz with a through ball.
  3. 44' César Montes (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 63' Tyler Adams (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 69' Substitution, USA. Damion Downs replaces Luca de la Torre.
  6. 75' Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Gilberto Mora.
  7. 77' Goal! USA 1, Mexico 2. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johan Vásquez following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  8. 82' Substitution, USA. Jack McGlynn replaces Tyler Adams.
  9. 85' Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 86' Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
  11. 86' Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces Jorge Sánchez because of an injury.
  12. 86' Substitution, USA. John Tolkin replaces Max Arfsten.
  13. 86' Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Diego Luna.
  14. 87' Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Roberto Alvarado.

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