USA punish Mexico errors as Sullivan becomes youngest US goalscorer

The United States defeated Mexico 3–0 in Glendale, capitalising on a series of costly defensive mistakes. Julian Hall opened the scoring in the 28th minute after Raúl Rangel parried a routine effort straight into his path. Mexico had earlier dominated possession and twice saw Santiago Giménez miss clear chances, including one on the stroke of half‑time.

The match turned decisively in the 63rd minute when Rangel played a disastrous pass directly to Cavan Sullivan, who calmly finished to become the youngest goalscorer in US national team history at 17 years and five days. Three minutes later, Mateo Chávez was sent off for a reckless challenge, leaving Mexico exposed.

Malik Tillman completed the rout in the 85th minute, dispossessing Diego Campillo to punish another defensive lapse. The result extends Mauricio Pochettino’s perfect post‑World Cup run. Next week, Mexico face Chile in Los Angeles, while the United States meet Canada in Minnesota.