The United States men's national team will face their historic rivals Mexico in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup final on Sunday, and they'll do it without some of their biggest and brightest stars. Unlike Mexico,

Christian Pulisic was supposed to be in St. Louis on Tuesday, preparing to play in the national soccer team’s Gold Cup semifinal with Guatemala. Instead he was standing under a freeway overpass in Culver City playing with a bunch of kids.

The Gold Cup final will feature the USMNT vs. Mexico on Sunday, July 6, at 6 p.m. CT at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The U.S. is chasing its eighth Gold Cup title, while Mexico leads the all-time chart with nine championships.