USA look to round out their group-stage campaign with a third win from as many games, as the World Cup co-hosts take on the already-eliminated Turkey.
Expectations around USA were measured coming into this tournament, but Mauricio Pochettino’s team have gotten off to a flying start, dismantling Paraguay 4-1 before seeing off Australia 2-0.
Meanwhile, Turkey fell 2-0 to Australia in their opener before losing 1-0 to 10-man Paraguay in their next game.
USA have already confirmed top spot in Group D, given Fifa’s bizarre choice to opt for head-to-head records as a deciding factor after points, so the questions are: will Pochettino rest players, and will Christian Pulisic be back from injury?
Here’s everything you need to know about this World Cup 2026 game:
When is Turkey v USA?
The Group D game will take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Thursday 25 June at 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET, which works out to 3am BST on Friday.
How can I watch it?
In the US, the game will air live on Fox and Telemundo. ITV1 and ITVX will show the action in the UK, with STV and STV Player showing the game in Scotland specifically.
Team news
The major question revolves around USA star Christian Pulisic, who was substituted at half-time in their opening win over Paraguay before missing the victory against Australia altogether.
“It was impossible for him today to play,” Pochettino said, referring to the forward’s hamstring injury. “We hope that next game he will be available, but if we want to win the competition, we need the whole team. All of the players need to be important but of course Christian is one of the best players in the world and I hope that he can recover as soon as possible and can show it on the pitch and help the team.”
Meanwhile, Turkey seem to be in good shape physically.
Predicted line-ups
Turkey XI: Cakir; Zeki Celik, Demiral, Badakci, Kadioglu; Yuksek, Calhanoglu; Guler, Kokcu, Yilmaz; Akturkoglu
USA XI: Freese; Freeman, Richards, Ream, Robinson; Adams, Tillman; Dest, McKennie, Pepi; Balogun.
