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The National Male Soccer team of the United States could begin to have a beginning, but Mexico was dating the final victory of the Gold Cup, 2-1, Sunday night.
Mexico has now won its tenth Gold Cup of all time, extending its record after defending its title in 2023.
The United States got into the board immediately, when midfielder Sebastian Berhalter, the son of former chief coach Gregg Berhalter, placed a free kick in the perfect position for Chris Richards to come out the ball of the crossbar and on the goal line to put it 1-0.
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Mexico’s midfielder Edson Álvarez (4) celebrates after scoring a goal against the United States during the 2025 Gold Cup final at the NRG Stadium. (Mark J. Rebila-Imagn images)
These two were linked against Saudi Arabia in the group stage, and they did it again in this match to take an advantage over the favorite “El Tri”.
But Mexico began to recover its impulse, putting some shots in Matt Freese before midfielder Marcel Ruiz found Raúl Jiménez, who just turned and shot with his left foot to put him on the upper shelf.
Diego Luna scores twice when Usmnt says the place in the final of the Gold Cup
It seemed that veteran defender Usmnt Tim Ream was going to stop him when the window that Jiménez had to shoot was lowercase, but passed, and Freese had no chance.
The defender of the United States of America, Chris Richards (3) reacts against Mexico during the 2025 Gold Cup final at the NRG Stadium. (Maria Lysaker-Imagn images)
In the second half, with the game still tied in one goal, Mexico was dominating the ball, and it almost seemed that the decisive goal would arrive soon.
He did it in the 77th minute when Johan Vásquez put a header in the penalty area, and Edson Álvarez put Mexico on the top while diverting to divert Vásquez’s initial header to the network. A VAR repetition confirmed that Álvarez was on the side, and the goal was.
Now desperate, the United States was trying to find that equalizer before time expired, and Patrick Agyemang and Alex Freeman had opportunities. However, both could not handle the ball at the end.
This team in Mexico had all his best boys, so they were favorites to defend his title under chief coach Javier Aguirre. They did it by becoming the first team to be repeated since 2011.
Diego Luna #10 of the United States during the second half against Mexico during the final of the Concacaf 2025 Gold Cup at the NRG Stadium on July 6, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Aric Becker/ISI/USSF/Getty Images Photos)
Meanwhile, the USMNT arrived without some of its best dogs, including Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie, among others. They hoped to give an eighth Golden Cup, but they will have to wait until the next tournament.
