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Mexico seal place at 2028 Olympics after controversial VAR red card in U-20 win over US
El Tri seal Concacaf Under-20 championship at Azteca
TL;DR
- Mexico beat the United States 2-0 to win the Concacaf Under-20 title.
- Cristóbal Alfaro scored both goals for Mexico with headers.
- The victory secures Mexico's place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- A controversial red card for the US's Chris Applewhite after a VAR review significantly impacted the game.
- Mexico went through the tournament unbeaten and conceded only one goal.
- Both teams had already qualified for the U-20 World Cup by reaching the semi-finals.