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Julian Hall scores his third goal in as many caps. Cavan Sullivan scores his first international goal, becoming the team’s youngest-ever goalscorer in the process. And Malik Tillman topped it all off.
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It’s three! And once again it comes off a Mexico mistake. A loose pass in the back is pounced upon easily by Tillman, who shrugs off the attentions of Diego Campillo and finishes to Raul Rangel’s near post emphatically.
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WOW. Cavan Sullivan scores from a third of the way down the field, against Mexico, for his first international goal and in the process becomes the youngest-ever goalscorer for the US men’s national team!
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The first 45 ends with the US up 1-0, Julian Hall pouncing on an error from Mexico goalkeeper Raúl Rangel.
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Mexico had a similar opportunity, but Santiago Giménez flubbed his attempt from five yards out.
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The friendly got mildly less friendly towards the end, but this is far from the fieriest USA v Mexico game in recent memory. Maybe that will change in the second half.
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Julian Hall cleans up the mess on the doorstep of goal after some nice play between Berhalter and Gio Reyna, and the US take the lead completely against the run of play!
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The biggest surprise here might be that Rafa Márquez elected not to start Mexico’s own 17-year-old wunderkind, Gilberto Mora. It’s still a big spot for the likes of 19-year-old Santiago Sandoval in midfield and 24-year-old newcomer Diego Campillo at center back. Both will be facing the US for the first time.
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Mexico’s starters (4-3-3):
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Raúl Rangel; Jesús Gallardo, Johan Vásquez, Diego Campillo, Israel Reyes; Érick Lira, Luís Romo, Santiago Sandoval; Orbelín Pineda; Santiago Giménez, Roberto Alvarado
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The lineup is out, and there are two big calls that immediately jump out to me. One is Diego Kochen in goal – the on-loan Barcelona goalkeeper’s first start in the USMNT shirt. The other is Cavan Sullivan getting a start – giving the 17-year-old a chance to further fuel his meteoric rise.
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Tyler Adams will captain the group, as Mauricio Pochettino announced would be his permanent role yesterday.
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The lineup:
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Diego Kochen; Antonee Robinson, Auston Trusty, Chris Richards, Alex Freeman; Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Malik Tillman; Gio Reyna, Cavan Sullivan; Julian Hall
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of USA v Mexico, kicking off at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona at 10pm ET. Alexander will be along shortly.
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Key events
That’s all from me folks! Jeff Rueter’s match report is here:
Cavan Sullivan on TNT:
“I remember I probably shouldn’t have pressed the goalie. I didn’t think there was anyone pressing behind me. That’s why you go and you put the work in. I was rewarded. From there it was sort of a blackout. I remember chipping the ball, hoping it didn’t hit the crossbar or go over. I kid you not, I was getting nervous when it was in the air. My knees hurt, that’s the only reason I know [I did a knee slide].”
Full time! USA 3-0 Mexico
The final whistle sounds with almost no stoppage time, and the US has what feels like a very important win over Mexico – a proof of concept for Pochettino’s second term in charge, and for many of the young players who populate his first post-World Cup roster.
Julian Hall scores his third goal in as many caps. Cavan Sullivan scores his first international goal, becoming the team’s youngest-ever goalscorer in the process. And Malik Tillman topped it all off.
It should be noted that TNT completely missed Malik Tillman’s goal, because it happened while they were in the middle of showing a highlight package.
Reader Scott is back: That’s three gifts from this Mexico team. The first twenty minutes had no indication it would go this way, I have to say. What a disaster for El Tri.
This game has really gone to show the value of just grinding it out and staying in the game, even when things seem to not be going your way. The US survived those shaky early moments, and here they are.
Goal! USA 3-0 Mexico (Tillman 85)
It’s three! And once again it comes off a Mexico mistake. A loose pass in the back is pounced upon easily by Tillman, who shrugs off the attentions of Diego Campillo and finishes to Raul Rangel’s near post emphatically.
81 min: A few substitutes for both sides:
Brooklyn Raines and Peyton Miller come on for Sebatian Berhalter and Gio Reyna.
For Mexico, Everardo Lopez and Obed Vargas come on for Erick Lira and Roberto Alvarado.
Sebastian Berhalter stepped into that position looking for one thing, and he got it. The red card incident:
lmfao
— Charles Boehm ⚽️ (@cboehm.bsky.social) October 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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75 min: Alex Freeman takes a low skipping effort from distance, but it goes wide.
71 min: It’s obviously a majorly pro-Mexico crowd, but I swear I just heard a “Dos A Cero” chant coming from the stands.
Reader Scott says: Oy, and now it boils over. What a stupid red card to get for Mexico. Chavez needs to keep his head. Idiocy.
I can’t disagree.
68 min: Red card! Mateo Chávez comes through Yunus Musah and is called for a foul, but when confronted by Sebastian Berhalter he loses his head and slaps Berhalter in direct view of the referee. They generally don’t like when you put hands to the face. Mexico will play the rest of the match with 10 men.
66 min: Julian Hall and Cavan Sullivan come off to big cheers, replaced by Yunus Musah and Justin Ellia. The two young goal scorers have given the US plenty to be excited about.
Yet another huge mistake by Mexico goalkeeper Raúl Rangel created that goal. He misplayed a pass directly into Sullivan’s path, and Sullivan kept his cool to knock it in to am empty net. A calamity on one end, and a triumph on the other.
GOAL! USA 2-0 Mexico (Sullivan, 63)
WOW. Cavan Sullivan scores from a third of the way down the field, against Mexico, for his first international goal and in the process becomes the youngest-ever goalscorer for the US men’s national team!
61 min: Tyler Adams earns a yellow for the US for a reckless challenge on Israel Reyes.
59 min: Another minor scuffle among US and Mexico players, after an incident away from the ball involving Santiago Giménez and Chris Richards. These two things have seemed to change the mood in the pro-Mexico crowd, who can sense that their side may have something brewing here.
58 min: BIG SAVE Diego Kochen. After a freekick in the left half-space was headed out, Roberto Alvarado latched on to the rebound to fire the ball into the upper 90, but Kochen got there with an acrobatic stop.
56 min: Malik Tillman goes through Santi Giménez, creating a free kick in a dangerous position for Mexico…it comes to nothing, floating harmlessly over the crowd in the box.
55 min: Another good free kick service from Sebastian Berhalter fell invitingly for Chris Richards but Raul Rangel was there first to gather the ball.
A great note from US soccer stat man extraordinaire Paul Carr: Julian Hall is the third USMNT player to score in each of his first three caps (Eddie Johnson in 2004-05, Alexander Rae in 1937).
Always good when you have to go back to the 30s to find a matching record!
Reader Scott writes in:
Mexico were far better in that half but around the 20 minute mark, it seems Pochettino switched from a 4-4-2 with Hall & Tillman up top to have Tillman drop into midfield to staunch the bleeding. Still, if the US don’t get more control of that midfield, I can’t see them walking out with all three points. Not sure what tactical changes or subs he could pull, but he needs something here, surely?
It definitely did seem like Tillman dropped a bit deeper as the half went on. I’m not seeing any really substantive tactical changes beyond that though to start the second half.
49 min: The US are looking very confident coming out of the break, with Sullivan, Adams, Tillman, and Berhalter all combining for a dangerous spell of possession where the final ball just wasn’t quite on point.
Second half is underway!
One change for Mexico, as Luis Chavez comes on in place of Luis Romo in midfield
Pochettino just now on TNT admits that his side were second-best in the early going: “It’s a good lesson for us. We grow [into the game] after 15 minutes, we matched the intensity of Mexico. It’s this type of game we need to use as a team to learn.”
And here is Julian Hall’s opportunistic goal that separates the sides, for viewers in the US:
That Giménez miss
This is probably way, way harder to finish than it looks, and he deserves some credit for even reacting fast enough to get a foot on it. But still!
Miss of the year contender from Santi Gimenez
— Charles Boehm ⚽️ (@cboehm.bsky.social) October 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Halftime!
The first 45 ends with the US up 1-0, Julian Hall pouncing on an error from Mexico goalkeeper Raúl Rangel.
Mexico had a similar opportunity, but Santiago Giménez flubbed his attempt from five yards out.
The friendly got mildly less friendly towards the end, but this is far from the fieriest USA v Mexico game in recent memory. Maybe that will change in the second half.
44 min: WOW. What a missed opportunity for Mexico!. Luis Romo latches on to a loose ball in the box and plays it across goal. Diego Kochen dives and slaps the ball right into the path of Mexico forward Santi Giménez, who is caught flat-footed and somehow puts it wide from five yards out. Incredible.
40 min: Mexico has responded fairly well to the goal, continuing their man marking and trying to beat the US with combination play out wide. The challenges, though, undoubtedly have a bit more vigor in them.
