For 23 fleeting minutes, the USMNT was atop CONCACAF. But it succumbed to a Mexican comeback, and, in the end, a better team. So it settled for second place at the Gold Cup.

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,