Concacaf Gold Cup

Mexico

YES!
Mexico beat United States
Mexico 2 – 1 United States
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Match Details

NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas) · 70,925 fans · FOX View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12T
USA 10 1
MEX 11 2

Match Leaders

Mexico
  • RJ Raúl Jiménez — 1Goals
  • RA Roberto Alvarado — 4Total Shots
  • ÁM Ángel Malagón — 2Saves
  • JV Johan Vásquez — 68Accurate Passes
United States
  • CR Chris Richards — 1Goals
  • Chris Richards — 1Total Shots
  • Matt Freese — 6Saves
  • Tyler Adams — 45Accurate Passes

Key Events

87'Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Roberto Alvarado.
86'Substitution, USA. Brenden Aaronson replaces Diego Luna.
86'Substitution, USA. John Tolkin replaces Max Arfsten.
86'Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces Jorge Sánchez because of an injury.
86'Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
85'Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
82'Substitution, USA. Jack McGlynn replaces Tyler Adams.
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.
75'Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Gilberto Mora.
69'Substitution, USA. Damion Downs replaces Luca de la Torre.
63'Tyler Adams (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44'César Montes (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
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.

Team Stats

MexicoUnited States
General
59.5 Possession % 40.5
16 Shots 6
8 On Target 3
0 Offsides 0
12 Corners 0
11 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
443 Passes Completed 280
7 Crosses Won 1
8 Tackles Won 13
17 Interceptions 5
20 Clearances 43
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 6

Recent Form

United States W W W W W
Mexico W W D W W

Starting Lineups

United States

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

Mexico

  1. ÁM #1 Ángel MalagónG
  2. JV #5 Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. CM #3 César MontesCD-R
  4. JG #23 Jesús GallardoLB
  5. JS #2 Jorge SánchezRB
  6. #4 Edson ÁlvarezCM
  7. MR #14 Marcel RuizLM
  8. GM #7 Gilberto MoraRM
  9. RJ #9 Raúl JiménezF
  10. AV #10 Alexis VegaLF
  11. RA #25 Roberto AlvaradoRF

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News

How Cornish miners brought football to Mexico
· BBC Sport
As Mexico prepares to become the first country to host or co-host the World Cup three times, BBC Sport looks at its Cornish footballing roots.
Mexico seal place at 2028 Olympics after controversial VAR red card in U-20 win over US
· The Guardian
El Tri seal Concacaf Under-20 championship at Azteca Chris Applewhite sent off after video review Cristóbal Alfaro scored twice as Mexico retained their Concacaf Under-20 title with a 2-0 victory over the United States…
‘A surprising success’: US, Mexico and Canada fans on hosting the World Cup
· The Guardian
The joy, love, hope and fun provided by fans outweighed the commercialism, extortionate prices and ugly politics This summer has been so vibrant and full of life. I had my doubts but, as the World Cup approached and…
‘Best host in the world’: Mexico keep spirits up after England heartbreak
· The Guardian
Despite ‘a setback that will hurt for eternity’, the co-hosts exit with heads held high after bringing pride, passion and soul On Monday music pulsated from some of the bars on Calle Genova, a narrow thoroughfare in…
Tuchel claims World Cup refereeing ‘not good enough’ but says England have belief to go all the way
· The Guardian
Tuchel critical of ‘unreliable’ officiating against Mexico FA could launch appeal against Quansah’s red card Thomas Tuchel called the standard of refereeing at the World Cup unreliable and erratic as he insisted England…

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