Alfaro’s 2 headers lift Mexico to a 2-0 win over the US to retain CONCACAF U-20 title
- On Sunday, Mexico defeated the United States 2-0 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City to win the Concacaf U-20 Championship, claiming its second consecutive title.
- El Tri claimed its 15th Concacaf U20 crown, successfully defending the championship from the 2024 tournament when Mexico defeated the United States in a dramatic extra-time victory.
- Atlante center back Cristo Alfaro scored both goals, including a 28th minute header, while the United States played the second half with 10 men after Chris Applewhite was sent off.
- The United States struggled offensively, finishing without a shot on target despite reaching the final after eliminating Costa Rica in the semifinal.
- Both nations qualified for the 2027 U20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, while Mexico secured a spot in the 2028 Olympics alongside host United States.
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DETROIT — (Alan Vanegas) After missing Paris 2024, the Mexican National Soccer Team is back at the Olympic Games. The youth team secured its ticket to Los Angeles 2028 during the 2026 Concacaf U-20 Championship, a tournament they won. After coming from behind to defeat Canada 2-1 in the semifinals, the team secured its place in the Olympics. […] The post Mexican National Team Returns to the Olympic Games After Winning the Concacaf U-20 Champions…
Mexico defeats Team USA 2-0 to claim its 15th U-20 Concacaf championship
El Tri finished the 12-nation tournament with a perfect 6-0-0 record, scoring 17 goals and allowing just 1. The post Mexico defeats Team USA 2-0 to claim its 15th U-20 Concacaf championship appeared first on Mexico News Daily
The Tri won 2-0 to the United States in the final and sealed his ticket to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Cristóbal Alfaro was the protagonist of the match by marking a doublet.
The Mexican team will face the United States on October 3 at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, in the third match of a four-friend tour that marks the debut of Rafael Márquez as Technical Director of the Tri.The meeting is part of FIFA Date in September and October, the first international window under Márquez's command after the elimination of Mexico in the eighth final of the 2026 World Cup against England.The other three games of R…
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