México vs Panamá
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00:00A tournament that began last September reaches its finale tonight, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood County.
00:10Four-time Grammy Award winner, Time Magazine's one.
00:20Bienvenido, Mexico! Bienvenido, Panama! Let's go!
00:26Performance from Will Smith complete, and now the two sides making their way out onto the pitch.
00:31Mexico, the heavy favorites in this final. They've had a difficult last...
00:48We are in motion in Inglewood, California in the CONCACAF Nations League Final.
00:53Welcome to the starting eleven for this game.
00:55Alberto Alvarado lifts it into the middle, and it's there!
01:02Welcome to the Black Parade! Dressed like villains, here for a party, Raul Jimenez!
01:08Some big clubs in his time. He was at Wolves, of course, where he had a really good time in the English Prem.
01:13Goalkeeper comes and doesn't get it. Orlando Mascara, the star, against the USA.
01:18You've got to put it down as an error for the keeper. Once you leave your line, you have to get at least a touch on the ball.
01:23And the man in yellow doesn't.
01:25Jimenez into the middle for Santi. Clearance wasn't good, only as far as Huerta.
01:30Onto his left, Huerta over the bar!
01:33Panama just can't put it in the center, just knock it out for a throw-in.
01:37He just put it perfectly for Huerta to jump in there.
01:41Rodriguez standing it up to the backside, bodies flying around.
01:45Alvarado with the left.
01:47Hit it up into the air, edge of the box, back into the mix.
01:50Up comes Moshort, Rodriguez.
01:52Left foot, back post! Malagón got a fingertip to it.
01:55He'll make it 2-0. Here goes Rodriguez, edge of the area.
01:58It is José Rodríguez saved by Malagón!
02:01Rodriguez cuts in with pace, beats two or three defenders.
02:07Doesn't get it towards the top corner, it's close enough to the keeper to make the save.
02:10It's up the right foot of Queresquilla, this time swings it in.
02:13Malagón fumbled it, it's still loose!
02:16Back yield away by Mexico.
02:17After VAR review, it is a penalty for Panama!
02:21This is Malagón.
02:22Queresquilla scores!
02:27And the Red Tide respond!
02:30Panama won't stop believing!
02:33Yes, one of those penalties is frustrating to give away,
02:37but I feel it's a penalty, and that's what comes from pressure.
02:41You put the ball in the box, you ask defenders to try and defend,
02:43and sometimes they don't get it 100% right, which they didn't.
02:47Queresquilla puts it right down the middle, just over the legs of Malagón.
02:51Just eight minutes in, but Panama hung in.
02:53They dug in, they got back in it just before halftime,
02:57earning the penalty.
02:58Free down the right here, César Blackman.
03:00Blackman into the middle, it takes a deflection, and Malagón!
03:03And a great run, Álvarez continues it,
03:05and it comes through for Santi Jiménez!
03:07Save was made by Mosquera.
03:10I worried about that tackle firstly, and then the goalkeeper coming out.
03:13The ball could have gone anywhere.
03:14And they look to split it down the middle.
03:16Martínez, did he get on the end of it?
03:18Back to the edge of the area.
03:20It's going to fall for Mexico here.
03:21Hit with the right, but well wide.
03:23Into the box, Álvarez, back post, Mosquera again.
03:28He's in with the left foot, back post.
03:30Oh, is that a handball?
03:31Referee points to the spot!
03:33Penalty for Mexico!
03:36Oh, what was he doing?
03:38It was going out of play.
03:40It's a horrible moment for José Córdova.
03:42It could be the winning moment for El Tri.
03:45Someone on his shoulder, though.
03:47He was worried they were going to get ahead of him,
03:49but that's a blatant penalty.
03:51Have a look at his right arm.
03:53Yeah, it's a blatant penalty.
03:54He could...
03:55It is Raúl Jiménez!
03:59He is legend!
04:02And they, surely, will be champions.
04:05But what was José Córdova doing by giving away that handball?
04:10It wasn't necessary.
04:11You can see the keeper just leaves early.
04:13And I think he was off his line anyway.
04:15Have a look there, just steps off his line.
04:16Jiménez, four goals in the last two matches.
04:18He can't ask for more than that.
04:202-1 against Canada, 2-1 against Panama.
04:22Delight all around.
04:23The fans are happy.
04:24The press will leave.
04:25The players are...
04:27It's a bit of a mix-up from the corner.
04:29And he came and punched and didn't get it.
04:31But that was...
04:32Yeah, and just to mention,
04:33the top scorer award was for the entire tournament,
04:35which started back in September.
04:37That was taking so much into their profession as well.
04:41They had to avoid giving away free kicks.
04:44And I thought generally...
04:46They go up to collect their winner's medals.
04:48Mexico, champions of the CONCACAF Nations League in 2025.
04:54CONCACAF NATIONS LEAGUE CONNECTED