Gold Cup 2011 · Final

United States 2–4 Mexico

Saturday 25 Jun 2011 · Pasadena, United States

United States2–4Mexico

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Bradley Donovan Barrera Guardado Barrera Santos

8′1–0Michael Bradley United States
23′2–0Landon Donovan United States
29′2–1Pablo Barrera Mexico
36′2–2Andrés Guardado Mexico
50′2–3Pablo Barrera Mexico
76′2–4Giovani Dos Santos Mexico

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

United States

Came on

12Jonathan BornsteinDF↑11′
9Juan AgudeloFW↑62′
16Sacha KljestanMF↑86′

Mexico

Came on

20Jorge TorresDF↑27′
2Héctor ReynosoDF↑42′
13Jesús ZavalaMF↑75′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

United States: 1818 → 1785
Mexico: 1955 → 1989

Expected score for United States: 44.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 56 of 76, 1934–2025.

United States wins: 23
Draws: 16
Mexico wins: 37

Form either side

United States

Before

0–4 v Spain 4 Jun 2011 · Friendly
2–0 v Canada 7 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011
1–2 v Panama 11 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011
2–0 v Jamaica 19 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011
1–0 v Panama 22 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011

After

1–1 v Mexico 10 Aug 2011 · Friendly
0–1 v Costa Rica 2 Sep 2011 · Friendly
0–1 v Belgium 6 Sep 2011 · Friendly
1–0 v Honduras 8 Oct 2011 · Friendly
0–1 v Ecuador 11 Oct 2011 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

5–0 v Cuba 9 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011
0–3 v Venezuela 11 Jun 2011 · Friendly
4–1 v Costa Rica 12 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011
2–1 v Guatemala 18 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011
2–0 v Honduras 22 Jun 2011 · Gold Cup 2011

After

1–0 v Bolivia 27 Jun 2011 · Friendly
1–2 v Chile 4 Jul 2011 · Copa América 2011
0–1 v Peru 8 Jul 2011 · Copa América 2011
0–1 v Uruguay 12 Jul 2011 · Copa América 2011
1–1 v United States 10 Aug 2011 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

United States

2–0 v Canada Group stage
1–2 v Panama Group stage
2–0 v Jamaica Quarter-final
1–0 v Panama Semi-final
2–4 v Mexico Final

Mexico

5–0 v El Salvador Group stage
5–0 v Cuba Group stage
4–1 v Costa Rica Group stage
2–1 v Guatemala Quarter-final
2–0 v Honduras Semi-final
4–2 v United States Final

Every United States v Mexico match76

From United States's side.


6 Jul 2025	Mexico	1–2	Home	Gold Cup 2025	—
15 Oct 2024	Mexico	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
24 Mar 2024	Mexico	2–0	Home	CONCACAF Nations League 2024	—
15 Jun 2023	Mexico	3–0	Home	CONCACAF Nations League 2023	—
19 Apr 2023	Mexico	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
24 Mar 2022	Mexico	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2022	—
12 Nov 2021	Mexico	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2021	—
1 Aug 2021	Mexico	1–0	Home	Gold Cup 2021	Final
6 Jun 2021	Mexico	3–2	Home	CONCACAF Nations League 2021	—
6 Sep 2019	Mexico	0–3	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jul 2019	Mexico	0–1	Home	Gold Cup 2019	Final
11 Sep 2018	Mexico	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
11 Jun 2017	Mexico	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2017	—
11 Nov 2016	Mexico	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2016	—
10 Oct 2015	Mexico	2–3	Home	Friendly	—
15 Apr 2015	Mexico	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
10 Sep 2013	Mexico	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
26 Mar 2013	Mexico	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
15 Aug 2012	Mexico	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
10 Aug 2011	Mexico	1–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN