Edson Alvarez Comforts Mohammed Kudus after Mexico Beat Ghana in Friendly in the USA

• Edson Alvarez shared a moment with his West Ham teammate Mohammed Kudus
• The Hammers teammates were in action for their countries in an international friendly in the US
• Mexico defeated Ghana after a second-half masterclass

West Ham United teammates, Mohammed Kudus and Edson Alvarez, shared a warm moment together after Ghana's international friendly against Mexico on Sunday morning.

Alvarez inspired Mexico to a 2-0 victory over the Black Stars of Ghana at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina.

Kudus played the entire game while Alvarez was substituted late in the match as El Tri scored twice in the second-half to continue their dominance over the Black Stars.

In photos shared on social media, Alvarez was spotted comforting Kudus, who looked disappointed following Ghana's defeat to the North Americans.

Alvarez and Kudus have been teammates since their days at Ajax before both made the move to England in the summer transfer window.

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Meanwhile, in an exciting match, Hirving Lozano and Uriel Antuna were on target for Mexico while Kudus came close with a fine strike from distance in the second-half.

The Black Stars will next play the United States of America on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in Tennessee with Mexico facing former World Champions, Germany, as reported by mlssoccer.com.

Mexico beat Ghana in international friendly

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Second-half goals from Hirving Lozano and Uriel Antuna inflicted Chris Hughton his first defeat as Ghana coach after Mexico strolled to a 2-0 victory against the Black Stars in an international friendly in the United States.

Following a barren first-half, the North Americans had an explosive start to the second-half after Lozano broke the deadlock following a quick set-piece by Mexico.

Substitute Antuna doubled the lead with 19 minutes remaining after a mistake from Nicholas Opoku led to a quick break by El Tri.

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Four-time African champions, Ghana have been drawn in Group B of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.

The Black Stars will face seven-time African champions Egypt, and West African rivals Cape Verde and Mozambique in their group.

Ghana are chasing a fifth Africa Cup of Nations title after last winning the tournament in 1982.