The United States and Mexico face each other this Friday at the TQL Stadium in Cincinnati for matchday 7 of the final round of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers for Qatar 2022, a match between the top ranked teams in the tournament.
After a goalless first half, the goal that broke the deadlock came near the last quarter, through Christian Pulisic.
In the 74th minute, the home team tilted the game with the intervention of their young stars. Timothy Weah faced Jesús Gallardo on the right side and after a quick zig-zag, he managed to position himself towards his right foot, sending a fast cross.
Christian Pulisic arrived in the middle of the area, anticipating the Mexican defense and goalkeeper 'Memo' Ochoa, breaking the deadlock at the TQL Stadium.
The Chelsea player scored again against the 'aztecas', just like in the victory in the Concacaf Nations League final. Now, he scored the key goal that ended Mexico's unbeaten streak in the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers.
United States vs. Mexico: starting lineups for the qualifiers
United States: Steffen; A. Robinson; Zimmerman, M. Robinson, Yedlin; McKennie, Adams, Musah; Aaronson, Weah, and Pepi.
Mexico: Ochoa; L. Rodríguez, Domínguez, Vásquez, Gallardo; Álvarez, Romo, Herrera; 'Chucky' Lozano, Corona, and Jiménez.