US Junior Varsity Lineup Upsets Mexico 1–0 to Win Gold Cup

US Junior Varsity Lineup Upsets Mexico 1–0 to Win Gold Cup
United States celebrate their extra-time victory over Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final soccer match, in Las Vegas, Nev., on Aug. 1, 2021. David Becker/AP Photo
|Updated:

LAS VEGAS—Miles Robinson scored on a header in the 117th minute, and a United States junior varsity lineup upset a mostly front-line Mexico team 1–0 on Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Kellyn Acosta, one of two players in the U.S. starting lineup who gets playing time when the first-choice roster is together, took a free kick, and Robinson outjumped Edson Álvarez and headed the ball in on one hop to the right of goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera.