The flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm has advanced closer to the U.S. border with Mexico, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said, prompting Washington to block imports of Mexican cattle just days after it allowed them to resume at a port of entry in Arizona.

Leaders from both economies had been trying to negotiate more favorable terms, only to have those efforts blown up by form letters.

Mexico defeated the United States Men’s National Team by a score of 2-1 on Sunday to win the nation’s 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup trophy as the champions of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. Mexico's president was critical Thursday,

Oddsmakers see Mexico as the clear favorite over USA in tonight's Gold Cup Final, which kicks off at 7 p.m. Eastern in Houston.

The U.S. has shut its southern border to livestock imports again after a flesh-eating parasite was found further north in Mexico than previously reported, raising alarm among American agriculture officials.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that the U.S. decision to halt cattle imports from Mexico again over the flesh-eating screwworm pest was "exaggerated."

Brian Matthew Faughan, U.S. vice consul in Monterrey, has died in Mexico, officials in the country said. Faughan, 41, died in a car accident on Wednesday, July 9. His death was confirmed by the Attorney General's Office of the State of Coahuila, ABC News Mexico reported.