Türkiye v USA

A lively match at Los Angeles Stadium despite nothing to play for comes to a close with a dramatic finish, as Turkiye find a late winner against the United States and exit the tournament with three points to their name. Despite finishing strongly, Montella’s side were not able to match the intensity of their opponents early on, as they conceded thanks to Trusty’s close-range finish from a corner after less than 180 seconds. Guler would restore parity seven minutes later, following a well-worked move with Yilmaz, and the striker would go from provider to scorer on the half-hour mark; applying an instinctive finish after getting his knee to Kokcu's shot. Again, Turkiye would struggle in the aftermath of the kick-off, as Berhalter fired home from 20 yards out four minutes on from the restart, but Ayhan would be the hero, by redirecting Uzun’s pass into an empty goal in the eighth minute of added time, after coming on as a late substitute. Despite not scoring in their first two matches, Turkiye hit the back of the net thrice tonight with an xG of 2.71, while the USMNT fall to defeat for the first time after registering 2.06 expected goals. The World Cup comes to an end for Turkiye, while Pochettino’s side are back in action on July 1 against Bosnia-Herzegovina. That concludes our commentary for the 2026 World Cup Group B fixture between Turkiye and the United States – we hope you’ve enjoyed it!

FULL-TIME: TURKIYE 3-2 UNITED STATES

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Goal

A LATE WINNER! ALL THREE POINTS TO TURKIYE! 3-2! After showing incredible skill in a tight area, Guler opens up space and allows possession to roll to Ozcan 25 yards from goal. With time to work, the midfielder leans back and scoops a cross over the heads of the defenders to the far post for Uzun, who splits the legs of a sprawling Turner with a pass back across the face of goal that’s turned over the line by Ayhan despite as many as three defenders in the area!

Pulisic slips a lovely ball through the lines for Pepi, who can’t get a shot out of his feet quick enough - giving Soyuncu a chance to slide in and make a block at close range - before the linesman’s raised flag ends the move prematurely and gives Turkiye a chance to clear their area from a set-piece.

The United States are the fifth team to score in the first four minutes of both the first and second half of a World Cup match, and the first since Nigeria against Argentina in 2014.

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Substitution

Kahveci is given a run out in the closing stages of the game, with Yilmaz recalled to the bench.