By Ivan Orozco

CHICAGO - The Gold Cup final most were expecting is the one they will get.

The United States will face Mexico in a rematch of the 2007 title game.

The teams will meet in the championship match for the fourth time, this year on Sunday in New York at Giants Stadium.

"It's the final that everyone wanted to see," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "We expect a difficult game and I think our guys are going to be excited about it."

The United States will look to defend its title. It beat Mexico 2-1 in 2007 at Soldier Field where Thursday's doubleheader decided the finalists in different styles.

The United States needed two late goals in each half to muster a 2-0 win over Honduras, their third victory against the Catrachos in the past six weeks.

Both teams have met 15 times with the United States winning 10 and Honduras twice.

Clarence Goodson scored just before halftime via header off a corner kick by Suart Holden, and Kenny Cooper capped the scoring for the Americans in the 90th.

Goodson and Cooper are two players on a roster filled with young talent, mostly from Major League soccer.

It will take on a similarly youthful Mexico team.

Mexico beat Costa Rica but not without late-match drama that included a goal in injury time by Costa Rica's Froylan Ledezma to send the game into extra time and eventually penalty kicks.

Ledezma had his penalty shootout attempt blocked by Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa while Mexico converted all of its attempts for a 5-3 result in the shootout.

Costa Rica played Mexico evenly for most of the match.

"I saw a tight game," Mexico coach Javier Aguirre said. "We neutralized the match but we went into penalty kicks which are a coin toss."

"What do I think about the United States? I think they live off opponents' errors, and stack eight in the back and use the clock in their favor. It's going to be a good test for us. It's a final we wanted and I'm assuming the fans wanted the same thing."