Mexico seal place at 2028 Olympics after controversial VAR red card in U-20 win over US

El Tri seal Concacaf Under-20 championship at Azteca Chris Applewhite sent off after video review Cristóbal Alfaro scored twice as Mexico retained their Concacaf Under-20 title with a 2-0 victory over the United States in the final at the Azteca on Sunday. The victory booked Mexico’s place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics – the US have already qualified as hosts – but the match was overshadowed by a controversial red card. The US were reduced to 10 men just before half-time when Chris Apple...

By Guardian sport and agencies