In the Gold Cup final against the USMNT, Raul Jimenez brought Mexico level before dedicating his goal to his deceased buddy and Liverpool player, Diogo Jota, on Sunday at the NRG Stadium. Before donning a Mexico jersey bearing the name and number of the Portugal player (#20), the 34-year-old replicated Jota's distinctive FIFA celebration.

Jimenez beat USMNT captain Tim Ream to a through ball from Gilberto Mora in the 27th minute of the Gold Cup final, leveling the score at 1-1 by hitting a shot off Ream's shin and into the net's roof. He honored their time at Wolves (2017–2020) by replicating Diogo Jota's famous video game controller motion, and he wore a jersey with Jota's number 20 on it before the game.

With a late goal, Edson Álvarez gave Mexico the lead.

“Diogo was a great friend… we shared so much at Wolves," he had stated. It was for him.

Earlier this week, 28-year-old Diogo Jota and 25-year-old Andre Silva, his brother, were killed in a vehicle accident in Zamora, Spain. Many of his former Wolves teammates, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Rúben Neves, expressed their condolences for the Liverpool and Portugal great.

Raul Jimenez was praised for his act on social media.

One individual posted on X, the platform that was formerly known as Twitter, that "Raul Jimenez hit Diogo Jota's celebration after scoring in the Gold Cup final."

"This is great." And also, Raul Jimenez wore a shirt bearing his name and number and did the Diogo Jota celebration. Another one added.

The funeral for Jota and his brother took place earlier this week with family and friends, as well as athletes from Liverpool and Portugal. Virgil Van Dijk, the captain of Liverpool, came with a red flower arrangement in the shape of a football shirt with Jota's No. 20 in white. The No. 30, which Jota's brother André Silva wore when he played for the Portuguese team Penafiel, was arranged in a similar way by Andrew Robertson.

Liverpool was represented by manager Arne Slot.

The day after playing for the Club World Cup in the United States, Portuguese international Rúben Neves acted as a pallbearer for Jota. He and Jota played together at Wolverhampton earlier in their careers.

Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, sent a message for USMNT in the meanwhile, though it was unrelated to anything else. After Diego Luna and company scored the game's opening goal in the championship, he tweeted, "Great start."

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