West Ham’s Edson Alvarez has described the tense wait earlier than the Participant of the Event found his successful aim for Mexico had been allowed within the 2025 Gold Cup closing.
El Tri captain Alvarez’s header put his facet 2-1 forward in opposition to the USA within the 77th minute at Houston’s NRG Stadium, though the 27-year-old needed to maintain his breath whereas referee Mario Alberto Escobar Toca and his officiating crew assessed an offside determination.
“These are key moments, actually,” mentioned Alvarez. “Personally, I knew the aim was legitimate from the run I made.
“Afterwards, the celebrations drowned out a little bit, however after they give the aim to you it’s a really unimaginable feeling to have a good time with all of your team-mates and all of the folks.”
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Mexico vs USA: Premier League stars shine at Gold Cup
Crystal Palace centre-back Chris Richards’ fourth-minute header opened the scoring and put former Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea supervisor Mauricio Pochettino heading in the right direction for his first trophy since being appointed USA supervisor in September 2024.
Fulham ahead Raul Jimenez struck the equaliser from contained in the field 23 minutes later, utilizing his celebration to pay tribute to Diogo Jota – his former Wolves team-mate – who died in a automobile accident final week.
The sport was the ultimate aggressive match for each nations earlier than they co-host the 2026 Fifa World Cup with Canada.
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World Cup 2026: Mexico ‘dreamers’
Mexico are one place behind the USA in seventeenth in Fifa’s rankings and have now received six of their eight conferences with the USA within the closing, including their record-extending tenth Gold Cup triumph to their 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League title.
“We at all times work to proceed studying,” mentioned Alvarez. “Even as we speak, once we received, there’s a number of work to do. There are at all times issues to enhance however the want and starvation of this group is large.
“I’ve been in lots of dressing rooms however what I discover here’s a group of younger dreamers who need to work and actually do issues proper for Mexico.”
¡Pura emoción, Edson! 🥹 pic.twitter.com/9dMl5UaM21
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Mexico Metropolis-born Alvarez made his Liga MX debut for boyhood crew Membership America in October 2016, performed for his nation as a 20-year-old on the 2018 Membership World Cup and joined Ajax in July 2019, continuing to attain on his Champions League debut in opposition to Lille in September 2019 and win two Dutch titles with the Amsterdammers.
Alvarez joined West Ham for £35.4 million on a five-year deal in August 2023 and was a daily starter in his first season, making 42 appearances in all competitions because the Hammers completed ninth beneath David Moyes and reached the Europa League quarter-finals.
He was despatched off twice throughout a forgettable 2024/25 marketing campaign for West Ham, beginning solely two of their closing 10 matches, together with three video games out via harm.
Reviews urged Alvarez had fallen out with former supervisor Julen Lopetegui, who succeeded Moyes however was changed by Graham Potter in January.
A aim and help in Mexico’s opening Gold Cup win over the Dominican Republic represented a happier return to worldwide soccer for Alvarez, who was ever-present on their six-match run to the title.
¡Edson Álvarez es el mejor jugador de la Copa Oro! 🇲🇽👏
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When does West Ham’s 2025/26 Premier League season begin and finish?
Having completed 14th in 2024/25, West Ham go to Championship play-off winners Sunderland on the opening matchweek of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
Potter begins his potential first full season on the Stadium of Gentle at 15:00 on Saturday, August 16. The sport won’t be proven on stay TV within the UK.
The final spherical of matches will all begin on the identical time on Might 24 2026. No rounds will happen inside 60 hours of one another and there shall be no fixture on December 24.