US to meet Mexico in Gold Cup final after beating Qatar | Football News.
Gyasi Zardes scored in the 86th minute as the United States beat Qatar 1-0 to reach the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup where they will take on Mexico who beat Canada in the other semi-final.
Zardes replaced Daryl Dike in the 63rd minute and combined with two other second-half subs, Nicholas Gioacchini and Eryk Williamson, to score his 14th international goal and second of the tournament on Thursday.
The 20th-ranked US matched its record with 13 consecutive home wins and advanced to Sunday night’s final in Las Vegas against defending champions Mexico, which beat Canada 2-1 in Houston.
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CONCACAF filled out the field for the Gold Cup, the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean, with the 2022 World Cup hosts Qatar as invited guests.
Qatar had a chance to go ahead in the 61st minute but Hassan al-Haydos sent a penalty kick over the crossbar following a foul by James Sands.
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