Two months after meeting in the Gold Cup final, the U.S. men's national team and Mexico meet again, renewing their rivalry on a friendly stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Friday night.
Mexico won the Gold Cup title, riding Jonathan Dos Santos's fantastic goal to a 1-0 triumph at Chicago's Soldier Field. El Tri managed to do so with a weakened squad, with a number of high-profile, Europe-based stars either left behind by manager Tata Martino or missing out due to injury. The likes of Hirving Lozano, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, Hector Herrera, Jesus "Tecatito" Corona and Miguel Layun join Raul Jimenez, Andres Guardado and others to form a more daunting side that is looking to maintain its place atop Concacaf's power structure.