Mexico had to suffer but ended up prevailing over Canada in the U23 CONCACAF Championship, grabbing the last ticket in football to the upcoming 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Mexico was the better side all game but had to suffer against a well coached Canadian team that knew exactly how to bother Mexico, and yet for a third straight tournament they end up losing to their ticket to the Olympic games against Mexico. Mexico will now face Honduras, who earlier on had grabbed the other ticket to the Olympic Games in the final for a third straight time.
The first half started with Sebastian Cordova and Jesus Alberto Angulo returning to the starting lineup for Mexico along with Carlos Rodriguez.