On Saturday June 28, 2025, I drove from Los Angeles, California through the Sonoran Desert to Phoenix, Arizona to cover the Gold Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Mexico won with a score of 2-0. The Mexican team went on to beat USA in Houston, Texas on Sunday July 6th, 2025, with a score of 2-1 to become the Gold Cup 2025 champions. In covering this tournament I’ve interacted with reporters and photographers from USA, Mexico, Argentina, The Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia.
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