Edson Alvarez's tiebreaking goal gives Mexico win over U.S. for 10th Gold Cup title

The Associated Press

· Posted: Jul 06, 2025 9:33 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Edson Alvarez scored a tiebreaking extremity successful the 77th infinitesimal aft a video reappraisal reversed an offside call, and Mexico bushed the United States 2-1 connected Sunday nighttime for its grounds 10th Concacaf Gold Cup title.

Chris Richards enactment the U.S. up successful the 4th minute, heading successful a Sebastian Berhalter escaped footwear for the 2nd clip successful the tournament, but Raul Jimenez tied the people successful the 27th with his 3rd extremity of this Gold Cup.

Mexico was awarded the escaped footwear erstwhile Diego Luna fouled Alexis Vega connected a flank. Johan Vasquez flicked the restart crossed the extremity rima and Alvarez burst past the defence, redirecting the shot from 3 yards conscionable wrong Matt Freese's acold post. While the play was initially called offside, the extremity was awarded by the VAR, and Mexico defended its rubric from 2023 portion improving to 6-2 successful Gold Cup finals against the U.S.

Patrick Agyemang had a accidental 2 minutes into stoppage clip but helium didn't marque bully interaction connected his short-range changeable that was blocked by goalkeeper Luis Malagon.

"We're disappointed evidently to not travel distant with a win," U.S. skipper Tim Ream said.

A sellout assemblage of 70,925 astatine NRG Stadium was astir 70% pro-Mexico and booed U.S. players erstwhile they walked retired for pregame warmups. Mexico dominated with 60% possession and had 12 country kicks to nary for the Americans.

This was the past competitory lucifer for the U.S. and Mexico earlier co-hosting adjacent year's World Cup with Canada.

Missing regulars owed to vacation

The U.S., which has 7 Gold Cup titles but nary since 2021, utilized a starting lineup with lone a fistful of players presently projected arsenic World Cup starters, missing regulars owed to vacation, injuries and the Club World Cup.

Coach Mauricio Pochettino utilized their lack to measure players who could propulsion for starting jobs during the friendlies this autumn and adjacent spring, and Luna, Agyemang and Freese emerged arsenic contenders for World Cup roster spots.

Richards retired the U.S. successful beforehand erstwhile helium headed Berhalter's escaped footwear from astir 40 yards disconnected the crossbar. The shot bounced consecutive down and conscionable crossed the extremity line.

Jimenez scored his 42nd planetary goal, third-most successful Mexican history. He burst past the defence and one-timed the walk from Marcel Ruiz, beating Freese from astir 10 yards connected a changeable that mightiness person nicked Ream.

Jimenez celebrated by grabbing a Mexico No. 20 jersey with "DIOGO J" successful grant of Diogo Jota, his erstwhile Wolverhampton teammate who died successful a car clang Thursday successful Spain. Jimenez ran to a corner, sat down with the jersey and mimicked playing a video game.