USA Beat Mexico 3-2 to Win Inaugural CONCACAF Nations League
News 18The United States beat Mexico 3-2 to win the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League Sunday, with a wild extra-time finish featuring a penalty from Christian Pulisic and a penalty save from substitute keeper Ethan Horvath. The score was knotted at 2-2 after regular time and in the 114th minute Chelsea striker Pulisic put the United States ahead for the first time when he converted a penalty awarded after a VAR review. Second-half substitute Diego Lainez restored Mexico’s lead in the 79th, slotting a shot past Horvath who had come on in the 67th when Steffen departed with an apparent leg injury. It’s a special moment for me in my hometown of Denver.” The United States earned their second win in seven CONCACAF tournament finals against Mexico, its first since the 2007 Gold Cup.