Sullivan, 17, becomes youngest USMNT scorer with stunner in win vs. Mexico — SkimNews
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- Cavan Sullivan (17 years, 5 days) became the youngest scorer in USMNT history with a 62nd-minute lob after intercepting a pass from Mexico goalkeeper Raúl Rangel midway inside the Mexico half, breaking a record Mathis Albert had set just four days earlier; the previous mark was held by Christian Pulisic (17 years, 253 days).
- Julian Hall (18) opened the scoring in the first half off a Gio Reyna assist, becoming only the third player to score in each of his first three USMNT appearances after Eddie Johnson (2004-05) and Alexander Rae (1937).
- Malik Tillman capped the 3-0 win in the 84th minute with his third goal in his past four USMNT appearances, curling into the top-left corner after a Mexico defensive miscue.
- The youthful U.S. side's first-half goal was its 10th consecutive game scoring before the break — a first in USMNT history — with Sullivan's strike making it just the third international appearance of a player who had become the youngest U.S. starter since Freddy Adu in 2006.
- Mauricio Pochettino became just the seventh coach in USMNT history to reach 20 wins, snapping a two-game losing streak to Mexico with the team's largest margin in the rivalry since the 2023 Concacaf Nations League semifinals.
- Rafael Márquez lost his first match as Mexico head coach and remains winless across three games (draws against Peru and Colombia), compounded by Mateo Chávez's 67th-minute red card for a foul on Yunus Musah and striking Sebastian Berhalter in the face.
Why it matters: With Sullivan's record the headline, the deeper story is that teenagers accounted for two of three goals — Hall scored the opener off a Reyna assist — while Pochettino reached a 20-win coaching milestone and the U.S. logged its largest margin over Mexico since 2023. Márquez, meanwhile, opens his Mexico tenure at 0-1-2 ahead of a Tuesday friendly against Canada.
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