USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino was fuming after the VAR didn't give his team a handball penalty. Did he have a point?

The United States men's national team came up short in their bid to win a ninth Gold Cup, casting aside an early lead en route to a 2-1 loss to historic rivals Mexico in Sunday's final.

Pochettino's inexperienced side had well-defined standout players at Houston's NRG Stadium on Sunday, with Malik Tillman and Diego Luna making the most of their opportunities over the course of the last month and Chris Richards rising to the occasion in a strong year for club and country.