Score and results for the United States vs. Mexico: Christian Pulisic's penalty kick goal gives the USMNT a dramatic victory in the CONCACAF Nations League final.
The matchup between the United States and Mexico never disappoints. And the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League final delivered on all fronts.
A penalty-kick goal by Christian Pulisic deep into extra time gave the Americans a thrilling 3-2 win over their archrivals on Sunday night. Pulisic, who wore the captain's armband for the game, was brought down on one of his trademark darting runs into the box. The referee went to the video monitor to review the play and awarded the late penalty kick, which Pulisic converted into the top corner.
But it took an incredible penalty-kick save from USA backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath in the dying moments of the game to seal the deal. The referee went back to the monitor for a second time and awarded Mexico a penalty kick for a hand ball by Mark McKenzie. Mexico's Andres Guardado took the attempt with seconds remaining in extra time, only for Horvath to deny him at full stretch in a dramatic twist.
Horvath entered the game in the second half after starting goalkeeper Zack Steffen was forced to leave due to injury. Off the bench, he made several big saves, including a crucial penalty-kick save at the end of his heroic performance.
The USMNT came from behind twice during regulation to equalise before taking the lead for good in extra time.
Mexico appeared to have scored a game-winning goal in the 79th minute through substitute Diego Lainez, but the United States, which had been dominant on set pieces all night, tied it 2-2 three minutes later on a potent Weston McKennie header. Two video review incidents occurred during the extra session, as did a penalty-kick save, the ejection of Mexico manager Tata Martino, a pitch invasion, and incidents of fans throwing projectiles at players, one of which injured US forward Gio Reyna.
USA vs. Mexico final score
1H 2H ET Final
USA 1 1 1 3
Mexico 1 1 0 2
Goals:
MEX: Jesus Corona - 2nd min.
USA: Gio Reyna - 27th min.
MEX: Diego Lainez (Hirving Lozano) - 79th min.
USA: Weston McKennie - 82nd min.
USA: Christian Pulisic (penalty kick) - 114th min.
Updates and highlights from the USA vs. Mexico game
Final score (including overtime): USA 3, Mexico 2.
ET - 130th minute: The final horn sounds. The United States triumphs.
ET - 127th minute: There is five minutes of stoppage time remaining, with more likely to be added after fans invade the field.
ET - 124th minute: Horvath saves a penalty kick by Andres Guardado! What a rescue!
ET - 122nd minute: And the penalty kick is awarded! Andres Guardado steps forward to take it.
ET - 119th minute: Mexico gets a shot off in the US box, and they claim Mark McKenzie committed a hand ball on the play. This one will also be reviewed by the referee.
ET - 116th minute: Fans in the corner threw debris at the US players as they celebrated. Gio Reyna, who had previously been subbed out, was hit in the head with a projectile. He needs assistance getting off the field.
ET - 114th minute: Pulisic takes the penalty kick... And he succeeds!!! Top right-hand corner
ET - 113th minute: That was insane. Mexico manager Tata Martino put his hand around the referee while he was at the monitor, and he was sent off!
ET - 110th minute: There didn't appear to be enough contact, but the referee went to the monitor and just awarded the USA a penalty kick!
ET - 108th minute: Pulisic goes down in the box, and fans in the United States demand a penalty. The referee examines it on the monitor.
ET - 106th minute: The final 15 minutes of overtime have begun. Is there another flash of brilliance from either team?
ET - 106th minute: The teams alternate sides for the next 15 minutes of extra time.
ET - 106th minute: SUB - Reggie Cannon replaces DeAndre Yedlin at right back for the USMNT.
Lainez tries to make something happen in the 105th minute of ET. Horvath saved a shot over the bar and a low cross from him. Lainez still has plenty of gas in his tank.
Horvath comes up with another stop in the 102nd minute of ET. This time off a stinging shot from Lozano, who is still dangerous after more than 100 minutes.
ET - 100th minute: SUBS - Carlos Salcedo replaces centre back Hector Moreno, presumably to assist with set pieces. Meanwhile, midfielder Andres Guardado replaces Hector Herrera, who was on the verge of being sent off.
ET - 98th minute: Henry Martin's weak header on a cross in the box. Ethan Horvath, the goalkeeper, makes an easy save.
ET - 94th minute: Hector Herrera, already on a yellow card, deserved another for a late, studs-up foul on Tim Weah. However, the referee spares him.
ET - 91st minute: Extra time has begun.
99th minute: USA 2, Mexico 2. Regulation: USA 2, Mexico 2. With a dropped ball, the game resumes. But we're going into overtime!
96th minute: A homophobic chant by Mexican national team fans causes a halt in play. The referee directs the teams to huddle in the centre circle.
Hector Herrera is given a yellow card in the 93rd minute for a late lunging challenge on the US goalkeeper. DeAndre Yedlin notices a yellow as the teams come together.
Horvath made another incredible stop in the 92nd minute, but it wouldn't have counted.
Ethan Horvath makes a huge save in the 90th minute! Lozano, who is on the left, curls the ball with his right foot, but Horvath intercepts it, resulting in a corner. Stoppage time of seven minutes!
Tactics for the United States are reset in the 88th minute. They play a 4-3-3 formation with Lletget-Adams-McKennie in midfield and Kellyn Acosta at left back.
Mark McKenzie was given a yellow card in the 86th minute for kicking Lozano. The US defender was slow to respond to that challenge.
83rd minute: The United States introduces Tyler Adams and Sebastian Lletget into the game, with extra time a real possibility at this point. (Unlike the semi-finals, this game will not go to penalties.)
82nd minute: And the United States responds with McKennie! He heads home a corner kick that was unnecessarily conceded by Chaka Rodriguez's clumsy move near the end line.
Lainez pulls it off in the 79th minute! Lozano feeds him the ball wide right seconds after coming on, and he shoots between three US defenders to put Mexico ahead.
Mexico with an attacking sub in the 78th minute. Uriel Antuna is replaced by Diego Lainez. Lainez has the ability to light up a room.
76th minute: The United States is dangerous on another corner kick. McKenzie has the header this time, but it's right at Ochoa.
Memo Ochoa makes an incredible save in the 71st minute! McKennie had another corner kick header on goal, but Ochoa was there to save it.
70th minute: Luis Romo misses a penalty kick in the box on the first opportunity after the restart of play. We'll have a significant amount of downtime coming up.
Steffen is being helped off the field in the 69th minute. Ethan Horvath enters the stage. Jordan Siebatcheu replaces Josh Sargent at centre forward for the USA.
66th minute: While the United States is still without a sub at GK, Mexico produces two of its own. In central midfield, Luis Romo replaces Charly Rodriguez. Tecatito Corona is replaced at forward by Henry Martin, who pushes Chucky Lozano wide.
Zack Steffen collapses to the ground after intercepting a through ball in the 65th minute. He doesn't appear to be able to continue. As a backup, Ethan Horvath getting ready to play.
62nd minute: Pulisic runs down the middle and feeds McKennie for a shot that the Mexico goalkeeper saves. Sargent is unable to capitalise on the rebound.
SUB - Timothy Weah comes on for Sergino Dest in the 60th minute. Nobody could have predicted that Dest would be the first player to be subbed out in this game. Weah will take over at left wingback for Dest.
58th minute: A corner kick from the United States reaches Dest on the left side, and he volleys the ball wide of the goal.
More danger from Mexico in the 57th minute. McKenzie makes a good decision to stand his ground against Tecatito Corona, who blasts a shot off the defender inside the box.
Mexico's Charly Rodriguez lofts a shot over the crossbar in the 56th minute, his first real attempt in recent minutes. To begin the second half, both teams are being cautious.
Kellyn Acosta is shown a yellow card in the 49th minute after a tough challenge results in a minor scuffle between the two teams.
46th min.: The second half is in progress. Neither side changes.
Halftime: United States 1, Mexico 1
Halftime: You have to imagine that Gregg Berhalter tries to use the break to understand how his captain can work. Christian Pulisic works a bit more centrally and gives Sergino Dest the left bank, which was also quiet. It's hard to imagine the U.S. winning without both.
Half-time: A gaffe by Mark McKenzie leads to a 2nd minute goal in Mexico and it looked like El Tri got another goal with Moreno's header. And then Reyna scored, just moments later. The nixed goal and the Reyna reverse showed how to turn in the first half, although Zack Steffen was supposed to stop before halfway through.
43rd min.: Zack Steffen's great save on Chucky Lozano and Herrera went out on the corner of his header. Just before halftime, great save by Steffen.
Uriel Antuna has been very active in the last five minutes, and his pass into the box finds Chucky, who can't connect cleanly on a first-time half-volley. 40th minute:
Sergino Dest and Christian Pulisic are having a quiet game in the 38th minute, but the United States is still tied with Mexico. After that first-minute goal, few would have guessed this outcome.
35th minute: McKennie gains possession of the ball in midfield and releases Reyna, whose fast cross into the area just misses Sargent.
McKenzie is caught on the ball again in the 34th minute, almost giving Mexico another chance.
33rd minute: Moreno sends another ball over the top for Chucky Lozano, but the pass is just a tad too long.
27th minute: A fantastic reaction from Gio Reyna's family in the stands:
Reyna equalises for the USA in the 27th minute! McKennie heads home a corner off the left post, and Reyna is waiting for him at the door. 1-1.
The USA's defence is poor in the 24th minute. Poor marking results in a Mexico corner kick and an open goal. On the next play, Moreno heads home a cross for a goal. However, after a video review, it was determined that it was offside.
21st minute: American fans boo because they want a penalty for a challenge on Gio Reyna in the box. The USMNT appears to be gaining ground.
19th minute: Pulisic and Reyna both get on the ball near the Mexico box, but El Tri defenders block and clear the danger.
18th minute: We're almost 20 minutes in and Pulisic and Reyna haven't played much..
14th minute: The USA makes a sloppy start. They had another turnover in their own end, and Zack Steffen just kicked the ball out of play on a ball intended for Yedlin.
12th minute: Hector Moreno, Mexico's centre back, sends a long ball into the box for Chucky Lozano, who almost gets to the ball. He'd have been in on goal. When Mexican players are knocking the ball around, Mexican fans start chanting "Ole."
10th minute: John Brooks receives an early yellow card for a behind-the-back foul on Chucky Lozano. He simply ran him over. The referee is attempting to set the tone.
7th minute: Mexico's early goal appears to have sapped some of the game's and the crowd's energy. Both teams are currently assessing each other.
4th minute: First shot for the United States. Josh Sargent blasts the ball into Mexico GK Ochoa from the right side of the box. It wasn't the cleanest shot.
3rd minute: McKenzie, who has been excellent for the United States in recent matches, was far too casual with that pass, and he was unprepared for Mexico's pressure.
Goal in the second minute! Tecatito Corona intercepts Mark McKenzie's pass inside the box and scores. Mexico wins 1-0.
Min 1: And we're away! 1st min. Rocking is the stage. It'll be a fun one.
9:30 p.m. ET: National Hymns Time. Mexico, then the United States.
21:17 ET: ET: For John Brooks and Tim Ream, it is going to be difficult to keep pace with this three person attack for Mexico:
ET 9:11 p.m. Further stadium scenes:
9:10 p.m. ET: Denver's most recent weather report:
ET: another fashion statement by Clint Dempsey on the Predame show Paramount+: 8:53 p.m.
ET: 8:52 p.m. Get a taste of Empower Field's fan atmosphere:
8:22 p.m. ET: Mexico is being modified by the United States with three rear-central and two wingbacks. Wait for Mexico in this left channel to target Tim Ream. Tonight, Sergino Dest will have to defend himself.
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United States vs. Mexico, results: The PK goal of Christian Pulisic gives us dramatic victory in the final CONCACAF League
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America vs. Mexico will never deceive. And it had the finale of the opening CONCACAF Nations League.
The Americans were given a thrilling 3-2 win over Sunday evening's archrivals with a fantastic match in which a Christian Pulisic penalty kicked deep in extra time. After he had been brought down on a patented darting runs in the box, Pulisic who put the captain's bracelet for the match earned the penalty. The refers went to the monitor to examine the game and gave Pulisic a late spot kick to the top corner.
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But it took an unbelievable penalty kiss to get the deal in the final moments of the game saved from US backup goalkeeper Ethan Horvath. For the second occasion, the referee went to the monitor and awarded Mexico a fine for a handball by Mark McKenzie. With more seconds left, Mexico's Andres Guardado attempted to deny him in a dramatic twist, only for Horvath.
After starting goalkeeper Zack Steffen was forced out with injury, Horvath came into the game during the second half. He produced several large savings, including an embrace penalty kick at the end of his heroic performance.
The USMNT came twice during regulations from behind to equalise before taking the lead well in extra time.
The US, dominant on set pieces all evening, binded it 2-2 to a powerful Weston McKennie header just three minutes later. It looked like Mexico had scored a potential game winner in its 79th minute with replacement Dengo Lainez. The additional session was accompanied by two video reviews: a punitive save, a Mexico manager's expulsion, Tata Martino, a pitch invasion and incidents by fans throwing projectiles at players, one of which hurt US admin Gio Reyna.
USA vs. Mexico final score
1H 2H ET Final
USA 1 1 1 3
Mexico 1 1 0 2
Goals:
MEX: Jesus Corona - 2nd min.
USA: Gio Reyna - 27th min.
MEX: Diego Lainez (Hirving Lozano) - 79th min.
USA: Weston McKennie - 82nd min.
USA: Christian Pulisic (penalty kick) - 114th min.
Updates and highlights from the USA against Mexico
Final Score, USA 3, Mexico 2 (after ET).
And that is what the last whistle is. ET - 130th min. The United States is victorious.
ET-127th min.: Five minutes are available for stopping, and more will be added if fans get into the area.
ET - min. 124th: Horvath stops the penalty kick from Andres Guardado! What a save! What a save!
And the referee gives the kick to penalty! ET - 122nd min. Andres Guardado is taking it up.
ET - 119th min.: Mexico got a shot off in the US box and claims Mark McKenzie's handball on the game. This will also be looked at by the referee.
ET – 116th min.: The fans threw debris in the corner of the US celebrities. And a projectile was hit in the head by Gio Reyna, who was formerly out of the game. He must be assisted off the ground.
Pulisic steps up to kick penalty... ET - 114th min. And he scores! And he scores! High corner. High corner.
ET - Min. 113: That's wild. When Mexico's manager Tata Martino was on the monitor, the referee was placed around his hand and he was expulsed!
ET – 110th min: didn't seem to have been sufficient contact but the arbitrator went to the monitor to award the United States a penalty kick!
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Pulisic goes down the box and the fans of the U.S. would like to have a penalty. The arbitrator looks at the monitor.
The final 15 minutes of additional time is under way. ET - 106th min. Is there another brilliant moment on both sides?
ET - 106th min: teams are switching sides for a further 15 minutes.
The USMNT brings Reggie Cannon back on the right for DeAndre Yedlin.
ET - 105th min.: Lainez is trying to do something. He took a shot across the bar and stopped Horvath's low cross. Lainez is left in the tank with plenty of gas.
Horvath is coming up with another stop - 102nd min. This time, Lozano has taken a stinging shot, which is so dangerous for over 100 minutes.
ET – 100th min.: SUBS – Hector Moreno, Carlos Salcedo, comes in to help set pieces. In between, medium-sized Andres Guardado is substituting for Hector Herrera.
ET - 98th min: Henry Martin's weak header on a box cross. Ethan Horvath is an easy snack for goaltender.
ET - 94th Min.: A second, a late, sweeping foul of Tim Weah, was earned by Hector Herrera, who is already on a yellow. But he is spared by the referee.
Time is underway, ET - 91st min.
Rule: USA 2, 2 99th minutes from Mexico: A dropped ball resumes the match. But we go for extra time!
96th min: Mexican fans' homophobic chant leads to a halt in the game. The teams huddle in the middle around the referee direction.
Min. 93rd: for a late challenge on the US keeper, Hector Herrera got a yellow. The teams come and DeAndre Yedlin sees a yellow as well.
92nd min.: Horvath's other amazing stop, but it didn't count.
Ethan Horvath's Big Save 90th min. Lozano, on the left, curls his right foot on the ball, but it's Horvath, granting a corner. The stop time is seven minutes!
88th min.: US reset tactics. They are 4-3-3 in midfield, with Lletget-Adams-McKennie and Kellyn Acosta playing left.
86th min.: the yellow shown for Lozano kicked by Mark McKenzie. This was a challenge that the US defender was late.
83rd min.: at this moment, the United States will take Tyler Adams and Sebastian Lletget into the game with extra time. This game won't go straight to penalties, as opposed to the semis.
82nd min.: And McKennie's US response! He is heading home to an angle kick, which Chaka Rodriguez unnecessarily granted with a timid move close to the end line.
79th min. Lainez did that! 79th min. Just a few seconds after he arrives, Lozano feeds the ball wide right and shoots Mexico ahead among three US defenders.
Mexico with a suba assault. 78th min. For Uriel Antuna, Diego Lainez comes on. A spark can be brought by Lainez.
76th min.: On yet another kick, the U.S. is dangerous. It's McKenzie this time with the header, but Ochoa's right.
71st min.: Memo Ochoa's incredible save! McKennie's header on another corner kick, but Ochoa did.
70th min.: the first chance after restarting the play Luis Romo misfires badly in boxes. We'll have a good deal of stopping time to come.
69th min.: the field is helped by Steffen. Ethan is coming on Horvath. Jordan Siebatcheu for Josh Sargent is in the centre for the USA.
65th min.: Mexico makes two of its own, while the U.S. has not made the sub at GK yet. Luis Romo in midfield central for Charly Rodriguez. For Tecatito Corona, Henry Martin is coming in, a move that pushes Chucky Lozano wide.
65th min.: After intercepting a ball, Zack Steffen falls into the ground. It doesn't look as if he can go on. Safeguard Warming up Ethan Horvath.
62nd min: pulisic feeds McKennie for a shot that the Mexican guard saves. with a run down the middle. On the rebound, Sargent cannot punch.
Timothy Weah for Sergino's Dest. 60th min.: SUB-U.S. None of you could predict Dest in this game as the first player to subbed off. Weah to substitute the left wingback Dest.
58th minute: A kick of the U.S. corner reaches the left side to the Dest and the target is volley-sized.
57th minute: Mexico's more danger. This time McKenzie's game was good to stand up against Tecatito Corona, who shot him inside the box.
56th min.: in Mexico's first real attempt, Charly Rodriguez hits the bar with a shot. Both teams are careful to get this half started.
49th min.: The yellow card that Kellyn Acosta shows after his difficult task leads to the dust on both sides.
46th min.: The second half is in progress. Neither side changes.
Halftime: United States 1, Mexico 1
Halftime: You have to imagine that Gregg Berhalter tries to use the break to understand how his captain can work. Christian Pulisic works a bit more centrally and gives Sergino Dest the left bank, which was also quiet. It's hard to imagine the U.S. winning without both.
Half-time: A gaffe by Mark McKenzie leads to a 2nd minute goal in Mexico and it looked like El Tri got another goal with Moreno's header. And then Reyna scored, just moments later. The nixed goal and the Reyna reverse showed how to turn in the first half, although Zack Steffen was supposed to stop before halfway through.
43rd min.: Zack Steffen's great save on Chucky Lozano and Herrera went out on the corner of his header. Just before halftime, great save by Steffen.
40th min.: In the last five minutes Uriel Antuna was particularly active, and his ball finds Chucky in the box, who cannot connect smoothly to a first time half volleyball.
38th minute: Sergino Dest and Christian Pulisic have a quiet game, but even with Mexico the United States still finds itself. After this first minute goal, not a scenario many would have predicted.
35th min.: McKennie wins a midfield ball and springs Reyna, who misses the quick cross with Sargent.
34th min: McKenzie's tough moment who caught up again and almost leads to another Mexico opportunity.
33rd min.: Another ball over Chucky Lozano's top for Moreno, but it's a tad long pass again.
Great reaction in the stalls of the family of Gio Reyna: 27th min.
27th minutes: And Reyna equals for the USA just like that! McKennie heads back to home from the left corner, and Reyna's at the front door. 1–1. 1.
24th min.: the USA's bad defence. Poor marking leads to an opening in Mexico Moreno heads a cross for a goal at the following game. However, after video review it is ruled offside.
21st min.: fans from the US booing on the Gio Reyna champion because they wanted to have a penalty. USMNT is appearing to gain dynamism.
19th minute: And Pulisic and Reyna get in the ball right on the scene, near the Mexico Box, but the El Tri defenders are blocking and clearing the danger.
18th minute: We're almost 20 minutes and the factor was not great for Pulisic and Reyna.
14th min.: USA sloppy beginning. They had a different gift and Zack Steffen just kicked the ball off the ball right on the Yedlin ball.
12th min., long ball in the box from Hector Moreno, back to Mexico Centre, and nearly got to ball for Chucky Lozano. He was going to be on target. Early "Ole" Mexican fans chant when Mexican players knock the ball.
10th min.: John Brooks early yellow for a foul from behind Chucky Lozano. He ran over him. He ran over him. Referee wants the tone to be set.
7th minutes: Mexico's early goal seems strange to have taken off the game and the crowd some steam. Both teams are now feeling out.
Fourth min.: first shot in the United States. Josh Sargent blasts Mexico GK Ochoa on the right side of the box. Wasn't shots the cleanest.
The second minute: McKenzie, who played well in recent games for the USA, played too casually and didn't expect the pressure from Mexico.
Second min.: Goal! Second min. Tecatito Corona picks a pass inside the box of Mark McKenzie and he's roofing it. 1-0 Mexico. Mexico.
Min 1: And we're away! 1st min. Rocking is the stage. It'll be a fun one.
9:30 p.m. ET: National Hymns Time. Mexico, then the United States.
21:17 ET: ET: For John Brooks and Tim Ream, it is going to be difficult to keep pace with this three person attack for Mexico:
ET 9:11 p.m. Further stadium scenes:
9:10 p.m. ET: Denver's most recent weather report:
ET: another fashion statement by Clint Dempsey on the Predame show Paramount+: 8:53 p.m.
ET: 8:52 p.m. Get a taste of Empower Field's fan atmosphere:
8:22 p.m. ET: Mexico is being modified by the United States with three rear-central and two wingbacks. Wait for Mexico in this left channel to target Tim Ream. Tonight, Sergino Dest will have to defend himself.
United States vs. Mexico
The beginning lineups have been completed. He's named U.S. captain Christian Pulisic. The line for Mexico is going to lead Chucky Lozano.
USA Starting lineup (3.4-3. left to right), 1 Zack Steffen-GK — 13, 13, Tim Ream, 6. John Brooks, 15.1 Mark McKenzie — 2.0 Sergino Dest; 23.00 Kellyn Acosta; 8.00-12.00 Weston McKennie; 8.00-15.00.200.
Subs: 12 Ethan Horvath-GK, 19 David Ochoa-GK; Available subs: 13 Antonee Robinson, Matthew of Miazga, 5 20 Reggie Cannon, four Adams Tyler, two Yueill Jackson, one Sebastian Lletget, eleven Aaronsonson Brenden, one 18 Yunus Musah, one Tim Weah, one Jordan Siebatcheu Jordan.
Mexican Republic
Initial lineup (4-3-3, left-right): 13 Guillermo Ochoa (captain) — 23 Jesus Gallardo, 15 Hector moreno, 2 Nestor Araujo, 22 Luis "Chaka" RodrÃguez — 8 Carlos "Charly" Rodriguez, 4 Edson Alvarez.
1 Alfredo Talavera-GK, subs available. Twelve Rodolfo Cota-GK, Three Carlos Salcedo, nine of Gerardo Arteaga, five of Jorge Sanchez, nine of Henry Martin, nine of Alano Alan, nine of Luis Romo, nine of seven of them from Sebastian Cordova, nine of them.
Watching US versus Mexico in the US
Date: June 6, Sunday Day
Duration: 21:30 ET/15:00 p.m. CBS Sports Network: CBS TV channel (CBSSN)
TV: Univision, TUDN Sports Spanish language
Live stream: fuboTV, Paramount+ (7-day free trial)
The United States versus Mexico match will be carried by CBS Sports Network and streamed on Paramount+ and fuboTV (free trial for seven days). The match is available in Spanish with Univision and TUDN comments.
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