Mexico are the undisputed kings of CONCACAF. El Tri earned a
3-1 win over Jamaica in the 2015 Gold Cup final Sunday night at Lincoln
Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Some have argued the gulf in class between CONCACAF countries
has lessened over the years, but El Tri proved they're still the team to beat.
Despite some lackluster showings earlier in the Gold Cup, they saved their best
effort for the final.
On
paper, Mexico had a decided advantage over Jamaica in almost every facet of the
game. El Tri have a much richer history, a better infrastructure and a larger
pool of players from which to build a national team.
But with that advantage comes a demand for success.
Anything less than a Gold Cup title would've been a massive disappointment for
Mexico and Herrera.
Jamaica coach Winfried Schafer was all too happy to
remind Mexico of the pressure they were under entering the match.
"We cannot lose," Schafer said, per ESPN
FC's Tom Marshall.
"[Mexico] is Goliath; we are David. We are a small country. Maybe Mexico
City is bigger than Jamaica. We have a big heart, our players have big hearts,
and each one is proud to play for Jamaica. Mexico have to win; we want
to."
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