This will be the eighth showdown in the tournament final between the two sides. Mexico holds a 5-2 edge, but the U.S. won the most recent meeting in 2021 on an extra-time header from Miles Robinson — the match’s lone goal — that secured the team’s seventh trophy.
Each team arrives with momentum. El Tri advanced with a 1-0 win over Honduras in the semifinals, a match defined by Raúl Jiménez’s poise in the box and a back line that bent but didn’t break.
Meanwhile, the U.S. earned its spot behind a breakout performance from 21-year-old Diego Luna, who scored twice in the first 15 minutes of play and helped secure a 2-1 win over Guatemala. With three goals in two games, Luna continues to be the story of the American summer.