USMNT vs. Mexico: 2021 Nations League Final Odds, Live Stream, Schedule

The United States men's national team and Mexico will renew their rivalry Sunday in Denver.

The North American powerhouses will face off in the first Concacaf Nations League final. The USMNT beat Honduras 1-0 to advance, while Mexico defeated Costa Rica in a penalty shootout.

For most of the USMNT's newest generation of stars, Sunday's match will mark their first significant showdown with El Tri.

Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic started in the most recent competitive match between the two sides in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. For Sergino Dest, Gio Reyna and a few others, Sunday will be the first time they face the USMNT's great continental rival with a trophy on the line.

USMNT vs. Mexico Info

Date: Sunday, June 6

Start Time: 9 p.m. ET 

TV: CBS Sports Network, TUDN

Live Stream: Paramount Plus

Odds (via DraftKings Sportsbook): USMNT +190 (bet $100 to win $190): Mexico +154; draw +230

Preview

The USMNT is looking for its first win in a competitive match against Mexico since the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying cycle.

Since that victory September 10, 2013, the Americans have come up short in two Concacaf Gold Cup matches and in another World Cup qualifier in Columbus, Ohio. The USMNT produced a pair of friendly victories over El Tri in that span, with the most recent coming in Nashville on September 11, 2018.

Mexico carries much more international experience into Sunday's final. Andres Guardado and Hector Herrera should patrol the midfield, Guillermo Ochoa will be in net and Hirving Lozano is primed to make plenty of threatening runs at the USMNT defense.

Gerardo Martino's roster only has eight outfield players with fewer than 20 international appearances.

Conversely, Gregg Berhalter's USMNT roster carries four players with 30 or more caps, including Pulisic and starting center back John Brooks.

Brooks could be the USMNT's most important player in the final. He comes with experience against Mexico and has been a rock in defense for quite some time.

Mark McKenzie partnered Brooks in the semifinal victory over Honduras, but there is a chance Matt Miazga comes in because he has played El Tri before. Whichever center-back pairing is used should have more support in front of them with Tyler Adams available for selection.

Berhalter noted that the RB Leipzig midfielder is "recovered and ready to go" from an injury, but he did not specify if Adams would start, per ESPN's Jeff Carlisle.

If Adams can play around 60-70 minutes, Berhalter should call on him to replace Jackson Yueill in holding midfield. Yueill struggled at times against Honduras and may not be ready for the challenge Mexico poses just yet.

Mexico's biggest selection decision comes at forward, where Henry Martin started ahead of Alan Pulido and Jesus Corona on Thursday.

Pulido, who plays in Major League Soccer with Sporting Kansas City, came off the bench for Martin against Costa Rica and scored one of the five penalties in the shootout.

The USMNT has its own issues up top since Josh Sargent was not too effective in the final third in the semifinal round. His most important play of the match was a headed clearance off Zack Steffen's goal line in the first half.

Jordan Siebatcheu came off the bench and scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute. Siebatcheu scored the most goals of any of the USMNT forwards on the roster in Europe this season and might be worth an extended look because of his form.

No matter who starts up top, the game won't have an abundance of chances. Most of the players are playing at altitude for the second time in four days after logging many minutes in the busy European season.

Three of the past five overall meetings between the USMNT and Mexico featured two goals or fewer. Mexico was the only team to score three times in that span in a friendly on September 6, 2019. Expect another tight encounter Sunday.

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