USA-Mexico for the supremacy of the Concacaf CU17

BRADENTON, Florida.- Mexico and the United States will face-off for the second time in a row at the Finals of the Concacaf Under-17 Championship to define the Champion of the 2019 edition this Thursday at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

These two teams met in the final of 2017 in Panama where they drew 1-1 in regulation time and Mexico won the title in penalty kicks (5-4).

The United States has a 13-game winning streak at the CU17 of Concacaf, while Mexico's only defeat in the last 36 games was against the United States 3-4 in Group C in Panama, 2017.

With the historical rivalry between these two teams, the final of the 2019 edition of the Concacaf CU17 promises to be very exciting.

• NOTE: All stats date back to 2011 when the Concacaf Under-17 Championship format was modified.
• They will meet for the 8th time in a CU17. Mexico leads the series with 4 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, 17 goals in favor and 12 against.
• They have scored goals in each of the previous meetings, 29 goals scored, 4.1 per match.
• Last meeting was the Final of Panama 2017, 1-1 after extra time, goals from Andrew Carleton (USA) and Carlos Robles (MEX), Mexico won penalty shootout 5-4.
• First meeting was Final Phase of HON 1987 (MEX 3-1). Later they met in Final Phase of  TRI 1991 (1-1); Final Phase of CUB 1992 (MEX 4-3), Final Phase of SLV 1994 (MEX 2-1); Final Phase of TRI 1996 (MEX 3-1); Group C of PAN 2017 (USA 4-3) and Final of PAN 2017 (1-1 and 5-4 penalty shootout win for MEX)
• Lone USA win was Group C of Panama 2017, 3-4, goals from Roberto De la Rosa x2 and Jaylin Lindsey own goal (MEX); Joshua Sargent x2, Blaine Ferri and Ayo Akinola (USA).
• USA is second most winning team in CU17, 3 titles. 1983, 1992 and 2011. Also has the most runner-up finishes: 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1996 and 2017 (6).
• México (MEX) is the most winning team in CU17. 7 titles, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015 and 2017. Runner up at Cuba 1992.
• USA will play its 88th CU17 match. 63W-13D-11L, 239GF-73GC, +166GD.
• MEX will play its 84th CU17 match. 64W-14D-5L, 253GF-42GC, +211GD.
• USA has 6 wins in 6 games at 2019 CU17. 27GF-3GC. Beat Canada 3-2, Barbados 6-0, Guatemala 3-0 in Group F. Beat Guadeloupe 8-0 in R16, 3-0 vs. Panama in QF and Canada 4-0 in SF. 11 saves and 4 clean sheets.
• Mexico has perfect 6 wins in 6 games record. 19GF-2GC. Beat Jamaica 1-0, Bermuda 5-0, Trinidad and Tobago 5-0 in Group E. Beat Puerto Rico 2-1 in R16, El Salvador 5-1 in QF and Haiti 1-0 in SF. 14 saves, 4 clean sheets.
• USA has 13 match unbeaten streak in CU17. Last loss was 0-1 vs. Jamaica in HON 2015. Since then: 0-0 vs. JAM (2015), 0-5 vs. JAM, 3-4 vs. MEX, 0-1 vs. SLV, 0-3 vs. HON, 2-6 a CUB, 1-1 vs. MEX (2017), 3-2 vs. CAN, 1-6 vs. BRB, 3-0 vs. GUA, 8-0 vs. GLP, 3-0 vs. PAN and 4-0 vs. CAN (2019).
• MEX has lost just 1 of last 36 CU17 games, 3-4 loss to USA in Group C at PAN 2017. 29 wins and 6 draws otherwise.
• USA will play its 4th CU17 Final: Trinidad and Tobago 1983 (vs. Trinidad y Tobago), Jamaica 2011 (vs. Canadá), Panamá 2017 (vs. México) and USA 2019 (vs. México).
• MEX has qualified for its 4th CU17 Final: Panamá 2013 (vs. Panamá), Honduras 2015 (vs. Honduras), Panamá 2017 (vs. USA), has won every one:  USA 2019 (vs. USA).