The group stage of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup has concluded, and we know who the U.S. men's national team will face in the quarterfinals. Entering Sunday's group stage games, there was a possibility that the U.S. could play Mexico in the quarterfinals – the earliest the two rivals would have met in the history of this tournament.

Mexico set up a CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-final showdown with Honduras, following a 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in Arizona. Alexis Vega's strike and an Abdullah Madu own-goal kept the reigning champions' title defence firmly on track at State Farm Stadium.

Mexico comfortably dispatched Saudi Arabia 2–0 to advance to the Gold Cup semifinals, where Honduras awaits. After a complicated first half where Mexico couldn't find a way to carve open Saudi Arabia's defense,