Mexico beat the U.S. men’s national team 2-1 to win back-to-back Gold Cup titles for its 10th overall crown. El Tri had not defeated the Americans in a competitive match in six years, the last victory coming in the 2019 final of this tournament.

A U.S. group missing some big names beat who it was supposed to, got exposed by a side with better quality and reset the program's standard

Mexico won its second straight Gold Cup and 10th overall. The U.S. are second with seven titles while Canada won it in 2000. Chris Richards gave the U.S. the lead in the fourth minute but Raul Jimenez tied it in the 27th.