FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

United States vs Mexico, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf
United States
  • 74': Christian Pulisic
  • 85': Weston McKennie
  • Red Card 89': Miles Robinson
FT
2 - 0
Mexico

    Christian Pulisic nets winner as United States beats Mexico for third time in a row

    Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie both scored as the United States beat Mexico in a World Cup qualifier in Cincinnati, Ohio on Friday night.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
    • 7': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
    • 9': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Brenden Aaronson with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 12': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Zack Steffen.
    • 16': Corner, USA. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
    • 17': Foul by Jesús Corona (Mexico).
    • 17': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin with a cross.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Corona.
    • 21': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Jesús Corona (Mexico).
    • 22': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
    • 22': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
    • 26': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Corner, USA. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
    • 30': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
    • 30': Jesús Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Jesús Corona (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
    • 33': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
    • 33': Walker Zimmerman (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Corner, USA. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Antonee Robinson (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yunus Musah with a cross.
    • 42': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
    • 42': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
    • 43': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
    • 43': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
    • 45'+1': Weston McKennie (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Luis Romo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, USA 0, Mexico 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA 0, Mexico 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Antonee Robinson (USA) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
    • 49': Corner, USA. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
    • 50': Corner, USA. Conceded by Luis Rodríguez.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 51': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
    • 51': Tyler Adams (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pepi (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Antonee Robinson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pepi.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Brenden Aaronson (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
    • 59': Luis Rodríguez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Miles Robinson (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Mexico).
    • 63': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Brenden Aaronson (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
    • 68': Zack Steffen (USA) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Weston McKennie (USA) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Luis Rodríguez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Substitution, USA. Christian Pulisic replaces Brenden Aaronson.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Walker Zimmerman (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Adams with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 71': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
    • 73': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
    • 73': Jesús Corona (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Offside, Mexico. Edson Álvarez tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
    • 74': Goal! USA 1, Mexico 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a cross.
    • 74': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Luis Romo.
    • 75': Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Jesús Corona.
    • 78': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
    • 78': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
    • 79': Johan Vásquez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Héctor Herrera (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 81': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Luis Rodríguez (Mexico).
    • 82': Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Yunus Musah.
    • 82': Substitution, USA. Jesús Ferreira replaces Ricardo Pepi.
    • 82': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
    • 83': Foul by Kellyn Acosta (USA).
    • 83': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Substitution, Mexico. Rogelio Funes Mori replaces Edson Álvarez.
    • 85': Goal! USA 2, Mexico 0. Weston McKennie (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 88': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Mexico).
    • 89': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
    • 89': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Second yellow card to Miles Robinson (USA) for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, USA. Chris Richards replaces Timothy Weah.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
    • 90'+2': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antonee Robinson.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 2, Mexico 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA 2, Mexico 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/mex.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMEX USAhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/usa.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    13 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 1
    1 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 4
    51 Possession 49
    8 SHOTS 18
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    348 Accurate Passes 331
    445 Passes 419
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 12
    22 Crosses 29
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    65 Long Balls 50
    34 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    16 Tackles 24
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    9 Interceptions 12
    19 Effective Clearances 23
    19 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

    Venue: TQL Stadium
    Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    Attendance: 26,000

    WCQ - Concacaf Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Honduras 2 +7 6
    2 Cuba 2 +1 3
    3 Cayman Islands 2 -2 3
    4 Antigua and Barbuda 2 -1 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    USA United States (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Zack Steffen (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Walker Zimmerman
    12 Miles Robinson Yellow Card
    5 Antonee Robinson
    2 DeAndre Yedlin
    4 Tyler Adams
    8 Weston McKennie Yellow Card
    6 Yunus Musah
    9 Ricardo Pepi
    11 Brenden Aaronson
    20 Timothy Weah
    United States Substitutes:
    Matt Turner, Christian Pulisic, Cristian Roldan, Kellyn Acosta, Chris Richards, Gianluca Busio, Jesús Ferreira, Sam Vines, Sebastian Lletget, Reggie Cannon, Mark McKenzie, Paul Arriola.

    MEX Mexico (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
    5 Johan Vásquez
    3 Julio Domínguez
    23 Jesús Gallardo
    21 Luis Rodríguez Yellow Card
    4 Edson Álvarez
    16 Héctor Herrera
    7 Luis Romo Yellow Card
    9 Raúl Jiménez
    22 Hirving Lozano
    17 Jesús Corona
    Mexico Substitutes:
    Osvaldo Rodríguez, Rogelio Funes Mori, Andrés Guardado, Henry Martín, Gilberto Sepúlveda, Jorge Sánchez, Roberto Alvarado, Rodolfo Cota, Alfredo Talavera, Héctor Moreno, Carlos Rodríguez, Orbelín Pineda.

    WCQ - Concacaf News

    The details behind Pochettino's appointment as USMNT coach
    The details behind Pochettino's appointment as USMNT coach

    U.S. Soccer CEO JT Batson speaks to Futbol Americas and goes into the finer detail of the deal that saw Mauricio Pochettino appointed as the new USMNT coach.

    Pochettino: USMNT have to be able to match USWNT achievements
    Pochettino: USMNT have to be able to match USWNT achievements

    Mauricio Pochettino says Emma Hayes' USWNT should inspire the men's side.

    Carlisle: Pochettino has a release clause in USMNT contract
    Carlisle: Pochettino has a release clause in USMNT contract

    Jeff Carlisle details the release clause of Mauricio Pochettino's USMNT contract.

    How far can Mauricio Pochettino take the USMNT at the 2026 World Cup?
    How far can Mauricio Pochettino take the USMNT at the 2026 World Cup?

    Mark Ogden discusses the USMNT's hopes for the home World Cup under newly-appointed coach Mauricio Pochettino.

    USMNT stars react to Mauricio Pochettino's appointment
    USMNT stars react to Mauricio Pochettino's appointment

    Christian Pulisic, Brenden Aaronson and Chris Richards discuss Mauricio Pochettino's appointment as USMNT boss.