The region's greatest international soccer rivalry renewed on Sunday, July 6, when Mexico defeated the USMNT to win the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup.

U.S. soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino coaxed overlooked players into fighting for their country, setting a higher standard for his World Cup roster.

A new chapter will be written in the USA-Mexico rivalry as the two teams will play in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup final. The two most successful teams in the tournament's history will now play for the title on Sunday in Houston, Texas (7 p.m. ET, FOX). It's now the eighth time these two teams have faced each other with the trophy on the line.

The United States men's national team came up short in their bid to win a ninth Gold Cup, casting aside an early lead en route to a 2-1 loss to historic rivals Mexico in Sunday's final.

Mauricio Pochettino will face his toughest competitive task yet with the USMNT as they take on the defending Gold Cup champions, Mexico, in the 2025 Gold Cup Final. The USMNT will be without key players who will likely be a part of the final roster for the World Cup,

The match begins at 7 p.m. ET on FOX from NRG Stadium in Houston, with streaming available on multiple platforms.

CONCACAF Gold Cup Final is here. Mexico and the United States, will meet face to face on July 6 at the NRG Stadium in Houston.

For 23 fleeting minutes, the USMNT was atop CONCACAF. But it succumbed to a Mexican comeback, and, in the end, a better team. So it settled for second place at the Gold Cup.

Manager Mauricio Pochettino also addressed the difficulties that could come with reintegrating the likes of Christian Pulisic ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

The USMNT lost 2-1 to Mexico in the Gold Cup final, but the biggest talking point wasn’t the score — it was a moment that left fans questioning whether a penalty should’ve been awarded to the U.S. late in the match.