The stage is set for the Concacaf Gold Cup final, and it's a fitting one as the United States and Mexico will meet for the title in the eighth time in the history of the competition. This is the first final that the United States men's national team has played under Mauricio Pochettino,

While the United States survived a scare at the end of the 2-1 victory over Guatemala, one glaring error by the USMNT head coach stood out, raising fears of a similar mistake on a much bigger stage.

The U.S. men's national team secured a 2–1 victory over Guatemala at Energizer Park to punch their tickets to the Gold Cup final. Just three days after the USMNT dispatched a resilient Costa Rica side in a nerve-wracking penalty shootout,