2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
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Aerial view of NRG Stadium, the host venue for the match
Event 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DateJuly 6, 2025 (2025-07-06)
Venue NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Man of the Match Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) [1]
Referee Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Attendance70,925
WeatherCloudy
82 °F (28 °C)
69% humidity [2]
2023
2027

The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winner of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was the 18th final of the Gold Cup, a biennial tournament contested by the men's national teams representing the member associations of CONCACAF and an invited guest to decide the champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The match was held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States, on July 6, 2025, [3] and was contested by two rival, neighboring teams of the United States and Mexico.

Contents

Mexico won the match 2–1, securing a second consecutive and record tenth Gold Cup title overall. [4]

Background

After being eliminated in the group stage of the 2024 Copa América, US men's coach Gregg Berhalter was relieved of his duties and replaced by Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino in September of that same year. [5] Under Pochettino's management, the United States, who were three-time defending champions in the tournament, finished fourth place in the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League after being eliminated 0–1 against Panama in the semi-finals and losing 2–1 in the third-place play-off against Canada.

Mexico was the defending champion, having won its record-extending ninth title in the 2023 edition, as well as the holder of the CONCACAF Nations League, with both wins coming against Panama.

This was the eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup final to feature Mexico and the United States; Mexico triumphed in 1993, 1998, 2009, 2011, and 2019, while the US prevailed in 2007 and 2021.

Previous finals

Only counting CONCACAF Gold Cup era (1991 onwards).

TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 12 ( 1991 , 1993, 1998, 2002 , 2005 , 2007 , 2009, 2011, 2013 , 2017 , 2019, 2021 )
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 11 ( 1993 , 1996 , 1998 , 2003 , 2007, 2009 , 2011 , 2015 , 2019 , 2021, 2023 )

Venue

The final was held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, United States. It was the first final to be played at the venue, which was built for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. [3] This was the first final played in the Houston area. On October 30, 2024, CONCACAF announced that NRG Stadium would be the host venue for the final. [3] The venue would also host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Prior to this final, the two teams had met in friendly matches at NRG in May 2003 and in February 2008, both of which ended in 0–0 and 2–2 draws.

Route to the final

United States

United States' route to the final
RoundOpponentResult
1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 5–0
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1–0
3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 2–1
QFFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–2
(4–3 p)
SFFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 2–1

Mexico

Mexico's route to the final
RoundOpponentResult
1Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3–2
2Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 2–0
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0–0
QFFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2–0
SFFlag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras 1–0

Match

Details

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
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NRG Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,925
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

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United States
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Mexico
GK25 Matt Freese
RB16 Alex Freeman
CB3 Chris Richards
CB13 Tim Ream (c)
LB18 Maximilian Arfsten Sub off.svg 86'
CM4 Tyler Adams Yellow card.svg 63'Sub off.svg 82'
CM14 Luca de la Torre Sub off.svg 69'
RW8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM17 Malik Tillman
LW10 Diego Luna Sub off.svg 86'
CF24 Patrick Agyemang
Substitutions:
FW9 Damion Downs Sub on.svg 69'
MF6 Jack McGlynn Sub on.svg 82'
MF11 Brenden Aaronson Sub on.svg 86'
DF2 John Tolkin Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Mauricio Pochettino
GK1 Luis Malagón
RB2 Jorge Sánchez Sub off.svg 86'
CB3 César Montes Yellow card.svg 44'
CB5 Johan Vásquez
LB23 Jesús Gallardo
CM7 Gilberto Mora Sub off.svg 75'
CM4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CM14 Marcel Ruiz
RF25 Roberto Alvarado Sub off.svg 87'
CF9 Raúl Jiménez Yellow card.svg 85'Sub off.svg 86'
LF10 Alexis Vega
Substitutions:
MF17 Orbelín Pineda Sub on.svg 75'
FW11 Santiago Giménez Sub on.svg 86'
DF15 Israel Reyes Sub on.svg 86'
FW21 César Huerta Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Player of the Match:
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) [1]

Assistant referees:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Yasith Monge (Costa Rica)

References

  1. 1 2 CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 6, 2025). "No hace falta decir más" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 6, 2025 via Twitter.
  2. "Weather in July 2025 in Houston, Texas, USA". timeanddate.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Houston's NRG Stadium awarded 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Final" (Press release). CONCACAF. October 30, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  4. "Mexico takes down United States to win 10th Gold Cup". ESPN. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  5. "Mauricio Pochettino Named Head Coach of U.S. Men's National Team". USsoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. September 11, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2025.