Brian McBride reflects on the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup and examines the tournament’s impact on the U.S. and Mexico.
ESPN’s Taylor Twellman explains where things went wrong for the USMNT in their 1-0 defeat to Mexico in the 2019 Gold Cup final.
The United States and Mexico are almost certain to go straight to the six-team Hexagonal round of qualifying for Qatar 2022, with CONCACAF announcing new rules for the next World Cup.
The top six-ranked teams in the FIFA rankings after the June 2020 international window will automatically be included in the home-and-away Hexagonal. The top three will qualify for Qatar 2022.
Gold Cup winner Mexico is currently a long way ahead of those outside the top six, meaning it’s virtually inconceivable that…