A number of questionable decisions went against the United States men's national team during Sunday's 2-1 loss to Mexico in the Gold Cup final, including what appeared to be a handball by Mexican defender Jorge Sánchez that wasn't called.

The 2025 Gold Cup final, contested between the United States Men’s National Team and Mexico on Sunday, was already set to be a blockbuster affair. The two teams sold out 70,000+ seats at Houston’s NRG stadium and pulled one of the biggest soccer television audiences of the year thus far.

It's a second consecutive Gold Cup title for Mexico after Edson Alvarez's winner pushed them past the United States men's national team on Sunday in Houston with a 2-1 victory. Chris Richards scored the opening goal only four minutes into the match,