Donovan converted a penalty kick in the 62nd minute of the Gold Cup final against Mexico, tying the game at 1. It was his fourth goal of the tournament, all of which have been on penalty kicks.

"I think about it when asked about it. Otherwise, I don't," Donovan said Saturday when asked about the record. "I'm expecting it and confident it will happen at some point."

The United States got the penalty kick when Brian Ching was tripped up in the box by Jose Jonny Magallon. Compared to some of the other rough-and-tumble antics Sunday, this barely looked like a foul, with the players' feet tangling as Ching turned around.

Donovan, the U.S. player Mexican fans most love to boo, took a slow jog to the ball and appeared to barely give it much of a kick. But Mexico goalie Oswaldo Sanchez started to move to his right, then hesitated, and that split second cost hm any chance he had of getting to the ball, which hit the right corner of the net.