Overall Mexico was a little bit better and fully deserve the victory,” Pochettino said. “We can only improve and learn from this experience.”

Pochettino was handed his first loss in charge of the U.S., and it wasn’t pretty. Mexico controlled much of the game and the U.S. was toothless in the attack. The Americans generated no shots on goal in the first half, while Mexico looked far more energetic and dangerous in front of a sold-out crowd at the Estadio Akron in Guadalajara.