USA v Turkey, 25 June 2026

Score3-2 to Turkey
RefereeMohamed Ghorbal
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group D
VenueSoFi Stadium, Inglewood CA
Attendance70,492

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Kick-off: 7.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 6 USA won: 2 Drawn: 1 Turkey won: 3 USA scored: 9 Turkey scored: 10 . FIFA World Ranking: USA 17th, Turkey 22nd The only previous competitive meeting was a Turkey 2-1 win in a group game of the FIFA Confederations Cup in Saint Etienne, France in June 2003.

2 USA

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

3 Turkey

Manager: Vincenzo Montella

Goals:

Auston Trusty 3 G
Sebastian Berhalter 49 G

Goals:

Arda Güler 10 G
Orkun Kökçü 31 G
Kaan Ayhan 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Mark McKenzie
Defender Miles Robinson
Defender Joe Scally
Defender Auston Trusty
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter
Midfielder Weston McKennie (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Gio Reyna
Forward Ricardo Pepi
Forward Tim Weah

Starting lineup:

Uğurcan Çakir Goalkeeper
Abdülkerim Bardakçi Defender
Eren Elmali Defender
Ozan Kabak Defender
Zeki Çelik Defender (captain)
Arda Güler Midfielder
Kenan Yildiz Midfielder
Orkun Kökçü Midfielder
Salih Özcan Midfielder
Bariş Yilmaz Midfielder/Forward
Oğuz Aydin Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Pulisic for Tim Weah 58
Sergiño Dest for Gio Reyna 76
Alex Freeman for Joe Scally 76
Alejandro Zendejas for Brenden Aaronson 76
Malik Tillman for Weston McKennie 86

Substitutions:

Cağlar Söyüncü for Zeki Çelik 84
Can Uzun for Kenan Yildiz 84
Kaan Ayhan for Orkun Kökçü 88
Irfan Kahveci for Bariş Yilmaz 90+1
Mert Müldür for Oğuz Aydin 90+1

Cards:

Sebastian Berhalter 19 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Chris Brady
Goalkeeper Matt Freese
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Max Arfsten
Defender/Midfielder Sergiño Dest
Defender/Midfielder Alex Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Malik Tillman
Midfielder/Forward Haji Wright
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Zendejas
Forward Folarin Balogun

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Goalkeeper Mert Günok
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Merih Demiral
Defender Mert Müldür
Defender Samet Akaydin
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Kaan Ayhan
Midfielder Can Uzun
Midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Midfielder Irfan Kahveci
Midfielder Ismail Yüksek
Midfielder/Forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Midfielder/Forward Yunus Akgün
Forward Deniz Gül

Comments:

USA finished top of Group D and had now qualified for the knockout phase in each of their last four participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . This was their first defeat in their last six group games at FIFA World Cup finals (won three), and second in their last 12 at this stage. . Timed at 2 minutes and 13 seconds, Auston Trusty had now scored the USA’s second-quickest goal at a FIFA World Cup tournament after Clint Dempsey against Ghana at Natal, Brazil in 2014 (30 seconds). . USA named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Cristian Roldan was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game. . Mark McKenzie scored in the 29th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

Comments:

Although they avoided losing their three group games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time, Turkey finished bottom of Group D. . Excluding extra time and according to available accurate records from 1966 onwards, timed at 97 minutes and 50 seconds, Kaan Ayhan had now scored the second-latest winning goal in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals after Roozbeh Cheshmi for Iran against Wales at Al Rayyan, Qatar in 2022 (97 minutes and 56 seconds). . Aged 21 years and 120 days, Arda Güler had now become the youngest-ever scorer for Turkey in a game at the FIFA World Cup tournaments.

2 USA

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Auston Trusty 3 G
Sebastian Berhalter 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matt Turner
Defender Mark McKenzie
Defender Miles Robinson
Defender Joe Scally
Defender Auston Trusty
Midfielder Brenden Aaronson
Midfielder Sebastian Berhalter
Midfielder Weston McKennie (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Gio Reyna
Forward Ricardo Pepi
Forward Tim Weah

Substitutions:

Christian Pulisic for Tim Weah 58
Sergiño Dest for Gio Reyna 76
Alex Freeman for Joe Scally 76
Alejandro Zendejas for Brenden Aaronson 76
Malik Tillman for Weston McKennie 86

Cards:

Sebastian Berhalter 19 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Chris Brady
Goalkeeper Matt Freese
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Tyler Adams
Defender/Midfielder Max Arfsten
Defender/Midfielder Sergiño Dest
Defender/Midfielder Alex Freeman
Defender/Midfielder Chris Richards
Defender/Midfielder Antonee Robinson
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Midfielder/Forward Malik Tillman
Midfielder/Forward Haji Wright
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Zendejas
Forward Folarin Balogun

Comments:

USA finished top of Group D and had now qualified for the knockout phase in each of their last four participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. . This was their first defeat in their last six group games at FIFA World Cup finals (won three), and second in their last 12 at this stage. . Timed at 2 minutes and 13 seconds, Auston Trusty had now scored the USA’s second-quickest goal at a FIFA World Cup tournament after Clint Dempsey against Ghana at Natal, Brazil in 2014 (30 seconds). . USA named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Cristian Roldan was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game. . Mark McKenzie scored in the 29th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

3 Turkey

Manager: Vincenzo Montella

Goals:

Arda Güler 10 G
Orkun Kökçü 31 G
Kaan Ayhan 90+8 G

Starting lineup:

Uğurcan Çakir Goalkeeper
Abdülkerim Bardakçi Defender
Eren Elmali Defender
Ozan Kabak Defender
Zeki Çelik Defender (captain)
Arda Güler Midfielder
Kenan Yildiz Midfielder
Orkun Kökçü Midfielder
Salih Özcan Midfielder
Bariş Yilmaz Midfielder/Forward
Oğuz Aydin Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Cağlar Söyüncü for Zeki Çelik 84
Can Uzun for Kenan Yildiz 84
Kaan Ayhan for Orkun Kökçü 88
Irfan Kahveci for Bariş Yilmaz 90+1
Mert Müldür for Oğuz Aydin 90+1

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Goalkeeper Mert Günok
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Merih Demiral
Defender Mert Müldür
Defender Samet Akaydin
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder Kaan Ayhan
Midfielder Can Uzun
Midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Midfielder Irfan Kahveci
Midfielder Ismail Yüksek
Midfielder/Forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Midfielder/Forward Yunus Akgün
Forward Deniz Gül

Comments:

Although they avoided losing their three group games at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time, Turkey finished bottom of Group D. . Excluding extra time and according to available accurate records from 1966 onwards, timed at 97 minutes and 50 seconds, Kaan Ayhan had now scored the second-latest winning goal in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals after Roozbeh Cheshmi for Iran against Wales at Al Rayyan, Qatar in 2022 (97 minutes and 56 seconds). . Aged 21 years and 120 days, Arda Güler had now become the youngest-ever scorer for Turkey in a game at the FIFA World Cup tournaments.