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this USA The men’s national football team got a hot start, but it was Mexico’s victory in the Golden Cup final 2-1 on Sunday night.
Mexico Now wins the 10th Golden Cup in history, extending the record after defending the championship in 2023.
Sebastian Berhalter, son of U.S. head coach Gregg Berhalter, joined the board immediately, kicking the ball off the crossbar with a free kick in the perfect position of Chris Richards and leading the team 1-0.
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Mexican midfielder Edson Alvarez (4) celebrates his goal rate against the United States in the 2025 Gold Cup final at NRG Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn image)
These two are related to Saudi Arabia In group stagethey did this again in this game to lead the favorite “El Tri”.
But Mexico started to get back on momentum, shooting a few shots at Matt Freese before midfielder Marcel Ruiz found Raul Jimenez, who had just turned around and shot his left foot and placed it on the top rack.
Diego Luna scored twice as USMNT secured the Golden Cup final
It looks like veteran USMNT defender Tim Ream will stop it because the window that Jimenez has to shoot is small, but it has passed and Freese has no chance.
U.S. defender Chris Richards (3) reacted to Mexico in the 2025 Gold Cup final at NRG Stadium. (Maria Lysaker-images)
In the second half, Mexico took over the dominance of the ball as the game was still tied with a goal, almost feeling like a decisive goal was coming.
In the 77th minute, Johan Vasquez put the title into the free throw area while Edson Alvarez placed Mexico at the top as Dove placed Vasquez’s initial header in the net. The VAR replay confirmed that Alvarez was present and the goal stood up.
Now desperate, the United States is working to find an equalizer before time expires, with Patrick Agyemang and Alex Freeman having a chance. However, neither of them could handle the ball in the end.
This Mexico team has all their top names, which is why they love to defend their titles under head coach Javier Aguirre. They became the first team to do it since 2011.
In the second half, Diego Luna #10 faces Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 final in Houston, Texas on July 6, 2025. (Aric Becker/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, USMNT doesn’t have some of their top dogs, including Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie, among others. They want to give themselves an eighth gold cup, but they have to wait until the next game.
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