What to Know
- Turkey scored the winner in the 98th minute when Kaan Ayhan stabbed home from close range as the USMNT couldn’t clear its lines.
- Auston Trusty scored in the third minute off a corner kick from Sebastian Berhalter, drilling it home from close range with his left foot. Berhalter later equalized in the 49th minute.
- Real Madrid young star Arda Guler equalized for Turkey in the 10th minute after getting in behind Mark McKenzie and Miles Robinson. Orkun Kokcu made it 2-1 in the 31st minute.
- Christian Pulisic came in off the bench in the 58th minute following a calf injury that kept him out of the 2-0 Australia win. He came close to scoring on two occasions.
- The Stars and Stripes had already won Group D, with Turkey being eliminated from Round of 32 contention following two scoreless losses vs. Australia and Paraguay.
- The U.S. came in ranked No. 14 by FIFA, with Turkey at No. 32 following a drop of 10 spots from the last ranking.
- The U.S. will play in the Round of 32 on Wednesday, July 1 at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, with the opponent being Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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