India, July 7 -- Several USMNT fans blasted the Gold Cup 2025 final referee, Mario Escobar, claiming that he did not give out a handball call against Mexico in the second half. The allegations came as Mexico managed to score a 77th minute goal to take the score to 2-1 at the NRG Stadium on Sunday.

Screenshots of the moment, at around the 66th minute of the game, surfaced on social media. USMNT fans pointed out that a Mexico player touched the ball with his hand, but the referee did not call it.

"Did the USA get done dirty on this no call handball??" one fan asked on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.

"Maybe the most obvious handball in the history of planet earth," another one added.

Eventually, Mexico won the game 2-1 to take hom...