America would have its second chance at an international championship as the USA took on Mexico in the Copa Oro final at the House that Cutler Built in Chicago, Illinois. The stage was set for Gregg Berhalter to face off against a familiar foe as Tata Martino led El Tri into the final.
Going into the game the story around the USMNT, who was undefeated in the tournament with 15 goals scored, one allowed, and five wins was something between - “this seems OK, the team is putting it together without some big players and there’s been some progress here even with a struggler or two” to “MLS is a conspiracy and nobody who coached there should lead a national team but if Tata was in charge the team would be better.