USA v. Mexico, Gold Cup Final: What we Learned

Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports The United States men’s team went in against a diminished Mexican squad in the Gold Cup final and walked away with a 1-0 loss. Losing to Mexico is always going to sting, but there was still a lot to look at with optimism from the US. The Americans were not played off the field. Instead, they mostly went toe-to-toe with the Mexicans, even generating the better chances.

Can't say the #USMNT didn't have chances...

1.13 xG on 20 shots

1.62 xG on 11 shots

— Paul Carr (@PaulCarr) July 8, 2019 Unfortunately, those chances were not put away and the US would eventually fall to a chip from Jonathon dos Santos. But the team looked vastly improved from the side that collapsed…