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Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 4 Oct 2026

USA 3–0 Mexico

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Yunus Musah scored 88.6

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.2
Actual xG
–
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made USA favourites at 50%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Orbelín Pineda, 87.1 in 66′.

Well above their usual level: Orbelín Pineda +41.5, Israel Reyes +30.1, Auston Trusty +11.9.

Well below it: Raúl Rangel −33.6, Luis Romo −19.9, Malik Tillman −18.1.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

USA

30 Sep 2026W 4–2v Chile International Friendlies
26 Sep 2026W 4–1v Peru International Friendlies
7 Jul 2026L 1–4v Belgium World Cup 2026
2 Jul 2026W 2–0v Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup 2026
26 Jun 2026L 2–3at Türkiye World Cup 2026

Mexico

30 Sep 2026D 1–1v Peru International Friendlies
27 Sep 2026D 1–1v Colombia International Friendlies
6 Jul 2026L 2–3v England World Cup 2026
1 Jul 2026W 2–0v Ecuador World Cup 2026
25 Jun 2026W 3–0at Czechia World Cup 2026

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

USA

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Yunus Musah Midfielder2600–88.6–
Brooklyn Raines Midfielder900–66.8–
Auston Trusty Defender9100–65.9+11.9
Alexander Freeman Defender9100–60.1−2.5
Peyton Miller Defender900–58.3–
Tyler Adams Midfielder9100–53.6−1.1
Diego Kochen Goalkeeper9100–51.6–
Sebastian Berhalter Midfielder8200–51.0+2.9
Cavan Sullivan Midfielder6510–48.2+10.9
Antonee Robinson Defender9100–45.5−10.3
Malik Tillman Midfielder8810–44.9−18.1
Chris Richards Defender9100–43.9−10.3
Giovanni Reyna Midfielder8200–43.4−13.7
Julian Hall Forward6510–39.6+0.1
Justin Ellis Forward2600–36.6–
Mathis Albert Forward300–17.8–

Mexico

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Orbelín Pineda Midfielder6600–87.1+41.5
Israel Reyes Defender9100–87.0+30.1
Diego Campillo Defender9100–83.2–
Obed Vargas Midfielder1000–60.3–
Johan Vásquez Defender9100–56.7+11.0
Roberto Alvarado Forward8100–54.8−8.8
Erik Lira Defender8100–54.4+8.1
Santiago Sandoval Midfielder6600–50.9–
Santiago Giménez Forward7200–42.5+0.1
Jesús Gallardo Defender4500–38.8−12.8
Isaías Violante Midfielder2500–37.4–
Armando González Forward1900–36.8–
Luis Romo Defender4500–31.3−19.9
Everardo López Defender1000–21.0–
Raúl Rangel Goalkeeper9100–15.4−33.6
Álvaro Fidalgo Midfielder2500–0.0–
Mateo Chávez Defender2200–0.0–