Mexico v El Salvador, 18 July 2021
| Score | 1-0 to Mexico |
| Referee | Said Martínez |
| Competition | CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A |
| Venue | Cotton Bowl, Dallas |
| Attendance | 45,792 |
View Mexico v El Salvador head to head
Kick-off: 9.00pm local
Assistant referees: Walter López (Honduras) and Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Video assistant referee: Allen Chapman (United States)
1
Mexico
Manager: Gerardo Martino
Goals:
| Luis Rodríguez | 26 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Alfredo Talavera
Defender
Héctor Moreno
(captain)
Defender
Carlos Salcedo
Defender/Midfielder
Edson Alvarez
Defender/Midfielder
Jesús Gallardo
Defender/Midfielder
Luis Rodríguez
Midfielder
Erick Gutiérrez
Midfielder
Héctor Herrera
Midfielder
Orbelín Pineda
Midfielder/Forward
Jesús Corona
Forward
Rogelio Funes Mori
Substitutions:
| Jonathan dos Santos for Erick Gutiérrez | 66 |
| Alan Pulido for Rogelio Funes Mori | 78 |
| Osvaldo Rodríguez for Héctor Herrera | 86 |
| Erick Sánchez for Orbelín Pineda | 86 |
Cards:
| Luis Rodríguez | 70 | Y |
| Carlos Salcedo | 70 | Y |
| Alan Pulido | 78 | Y |
| Héctor Herrera | 80 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Rodolfo Cota
Goalkeeper
Jonathan Orozco
Defender
Kevin Alvarez
Defender
Néstor Araújo
Defender
Osvaldo Rodríguez
Defender
Gilberto Sepúlveda
Midfielder
Efraín Alvarez
Midfielder
Alan Cervantes
Midfielder
Jonathan dos Santos
Midfielder
Erick Sánchez
Forward
Alan Pulido
Comments:
Mexico named 11 of a possible 12 substitutes.
0
El Salvador
Manager: Hugo Pérez
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mario González
Goalkeeper
Alexander Larín
Defender
Eriq Zavaleta
Defender
Ronald Rodríguez
Defender/Midfielder
Alex Roldan
Defender/Midfielder
Darwin Cerén
Midfielder
Jairo Henríquez
Midfielder
Marvin Monterrosa
Midfielder
(captain)
Narciso Orellana
Midfielder
Joshua Pérez
Midfielder
Joaquin Rivas
Midfielder/Forward
Substitutions:
| Amando Moreno for Marvin Monterrosa | 61 |
| Walmer Martinez for Jairo Henríquez | 75 |
| Isaac Portillo for Darwin Cerén | 87 |
| Juan Carlos Portillo for Joshua Pérez | 87 |
Cards:
| Darwin Cerén | 2 | Y |
| Narciso Orellana | 63 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kévin Carabantes
Goalkeeper
Oscar Pleitez
Defender
Alexis Montes
Defender
Julio Sibrián
Defender
Bryan Tamacas
Defender/Midfielder
Roberto Domínguez
Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Portillo
Midfielder
Juan Carlos Portillo
Midfielder/Forward
Marvín Márquez
Midfielder/Forward
Amando Moreno
Forward
Walmer Martinez