Mexico's dominance over CONCACAF Men's U-17 and U-20 soccer has been challenged this year. At the 2017 CONCACAF Men's U-20 Championship, El Tri lost to the USA in the Classification stage and didn't even make the final - a remarkable event given that it had won the last three regional men's U-20 titles.
At the 2017 CONCACAF Men's U-17 Championship, Mexico was also beaten by the USA, this time in the group stage. But the draw was a little kinder to El Tri in the U-17 tournament and its loss did not mean elimination from contention for the title.