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Mexico’s Mateo Chavez red-carded after double-slapping USMNT’s Sebastian Berhalter in wild scene

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Reilly, B. (2026, October 4). Mexico’s Mateo Chavez red-carded after double-slapping USMNT’s Sebastian Berhalter in wild scene. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/sports/mexicos-mateo-chavez-red-carded-after-slapping-usmnts-sebastian-berhalter/

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During a soccer friendly match between the United States and Mexico at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, Mateo Chavez of Mexico received a red card after double-slapping Sebastian Berhalter of the U.S., leading to physical confrontation and chaos on the field. This incident occurred midway through the second half when Chavez was already involved in shoving Berhalter following a foul on Yunus Musah. The match ended with a 3-0 victory for the USMNT, who scored their third goal by Cavan Sullivan, making him the youngest player to score for the U.S. men’s national team at 17 years old.

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In a heated U.S. vs Mexico friendly match on Saturday at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, Mateo Chavez of Mexico was issued a red card and removed from the game after he double-slapped Sebastian Berhalter during a confrontation. Berhalter, son of former coach Gregg Berhalter, fell to the ground after being slapped, leading to on-field chaos that required intervention by USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino and his staff. The incident occurred midway through the second half of the 3-0 U.S. victory. Julian Hall and Malik Tillman also scored for the United States, while Cavan Sullivan's goal came from a significant error by Mexico goalkeeper Raul Rangel.

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The USMNT beat rival Mexico on Saturday in a friendly that was anything but. asserted

that → beat → friendly

Midway through the second half of the eventual 3-0 U.S. victory at State Farm Stadium in Arizona, Mateo Chavez fouled Yunus Musah, prompting Sebastian Berhalter to confront Chavez and shove him. asserted

Chavez → foul → him

Yet Chavez decided he wasn’t going to go down without a fight and the Mexico star slapped his rival with both hands at the same time. asserted

star → decide → time

Berhalter, who is the son of former coach Gregg Berhalter, grabbed his right cheek and fell to the ground as the referee came over and fellow American Alex Freeman shoved Chavez away. asserted

Freeman → grab → Chavez

Chavez was issued a red card and was removed from the game after hardly 20 minutes. asserted

Chavez → issue → minutes

The Mexico defender’s sending off started some chaos among the two teams and USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino and staff ran onto the field to help separate the two teams. asserted

Pochettino → start → teams

The American men scored two of their three goals in the second half, including Cavan Sullivan’s score that benefited from a huge error by Mexico goalkeeper Raul Rangel to get a 2-0 lead. asserted

that → score → lead

He intercepted a pass from Rangel before lifting the ball past the goalie from far outside the box. asserted

He → intercept → box

The goal went down as the 17-year-old’s first with the USMNT, making him the youngest goal-scorer in the program’s history. Julian Hall opened the scoring in the first half for the stars and stripes while Malik Tillman had the third goal before the final whistle. asserted

Tillman → go → whistle

Pochettino, who signed an extension with U.S. Soccer, is rebuilding and retooling his team after suffering a World Cup heartbreaker with a brutal 4-1 loss to Belgium in the round of 16, missing the quarterfinals yet again. asserted

who → sign → quarterfinals

The USMNT faces Canada on Tuesday. asserted

USMNT → face → Tuesday

Mexico’s Mateo Chavez red-carded after double-slapping USMNT’s Sebastian Berhalter in wild scene

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