Shout champion! The Mexico team traced 2-1 to the United States to retain the 2025Vde La Concacaf Gold Cup title, in its last official match before trying to be the protagonist in the next 2026 World Cup.
Those oriented by coach Javier Aguirre imposed themselves with annotations of two players of the English Premier League: Raúl Jiménez, of Fulham, and Edson Álvarez, of the West Ham United.
In the United States had opened the score Chris Richards, of Crystal Palace, also from England’s football.
Left -handed wolf
In a Houston NRG Stadium overflow, in the first half the fight was the constant; The US team took advantage with a header from Richards after Sebastian Berhalter’s pass in minute 4, but from there the Mexicans made the ball and imposed conditions in the middle of the court.
In the 27th minute, “El Tricolor” from Mexico he took revenues from his best football and tied the game, in an action in which Marcel Ruiz gave Jiménez a ball, who quickly sent the ball to the local network.
“The Mexican wolf” celebrated the goal with his friend’s shirt, the Portuguese footballer Diego Jota, who died three days ago in a car accident in Spain.
The Americans, led by the Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino, pressed in the final minutes, without clarity in the attack.
Head to glory
For the second part, the two paintings let opportunities. Mexico renewed its domain and in 77 it began to put the seal to its new crown in the Concacaf with a head of “El Machín” Álvarez to pass from Johan Vásquez taking advantage of a center from the left.
Then, the players of “The bars and the stars” went to the attack in search of the draw and were close to getting it in 92 in an arrival of the center of the Patrick Agyemang, but the Mexican goalkeeper, Luis Ángel Malagón, stayed with the ball.
For the Mexican team this is its thirteenth title in the highest tournament in North, Central America and the Caribbean, six more than the United States. The Mexicans conquered the Gold Cup in the editions of 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 and 2025.
Thus they aligned
– United States (1): Matthew Freese; Chris Richards, Alexander Freeman, Tim Ream, Max Arfsten (John Tolkin M.86); Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre (Danion Downes M.69), Sebastian Nerhalter; Diego Luna (Brenden Aarensen M.86), Malik Tillman, Patrick Agymang.
– Coacator: Mauricio Pochettino.
– Mexico (2): Luis Ángel Malagón; Jorge Sánchez (Israel Reyes M.86), César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Jesús Gallardo; Edson Álvarez, Marcel Ruiz, Gilberto Mora (Orbelín Pineda M.75), Roberto Alvarado (César Huerta M.87); Alexis Vega, Raúl Jiménez (Santiago Giménez M.86).
– Coacator: Javier Aguirre.
– Goals: 1-0, m.4: Richards; 1-1, m.27: Jiménez; 1-2, m.77: Álvarez.
– Referee: Mario Escobar, from Guatemala. He admonished Adams; Montes
– Incidents. Final of the Concacaf Gold Cup, held at the NRG Stadium, in Houston, Texas.
(With EFE report)
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