Türkiye vs United States Highlights 🌎🏆 2026 FIFA World Cup

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AI GeneratedThe United States and Türkiye faced off in a high-stakes World Cup match characterized by frequent lead changes and tactical rotations. Despite the U.S. entering the game with significant lineup changes, they battled through a seesaw contest that saw Türkiye secure a dramatic 3-2 victory with a goal in the 98th minute.
But it is the Turks whose lineup we see first this evening.
And it's a team sitting on zero points that will be playing for a lot of pride tonight.
And it reflects how they performed in those first two matches.
You've heard so much about the 62 shots.
No goals for this Turkiye team.
They've made seven changes to their lineup,
but yet two of their most prominent players, guys,
playing at big clubs, Artuguler and Yildiz as well,
starting yet their last goals for Turkiye,
they came in October of 2025.
They will be looking to get in the target today.
Yilmaz starts up front as well for them.
And some familiar faces for the United States.
But you heard the guys in the studio talking about it.
Nine changes.
The most ever between two matches in a World Cup match for the United States
because they had finished top of the group with one game to play,
something they have never done before.
But it's an experienced player in the Nets.
Matt Turner making his 55th appearance.
An all-new back line there.
But the holdovers starters from that last match,
Weston McKinney in the middle of the field wearing the captain's armband.
I expect this to be more of a 4-2-3-1 with Gio Reyna.
Looks back to this U.S. team.
Sebastian Berhalter to take drives to the near post.
Weston McKinney had a chance to sweep it in.
It's all in far as Trustee.
It's saved.
The rebound cleared behind for another corner just in front of Ricardo.
Berhalter getting his first start of this tournament.
His set piece delivery is very good.
You have the run at the near post from Gio Reyna.
Takes a man with him.
Open up the space for McKinney.
He misses.
Trustee fires on.
To the back post.
Knocked down.
It's in!
It's Austin Trustee's first career goal for the United States!
Set pieces.
Back post focus.
They stacked four there.
Run three inside and Trustee just peels away.
How about the first touch?
Off the left foot just cushions it.
That touch is so good because it means he can take the shot on the second.
But look at that narrow gap at that near post.
Low and hard.
Stay over the top of it.
Laces right through it.
And the U.S., as they have been doing all tournament long, take an early lead.
And the more telling thing for me, that right there.
Run to your bench.
Celebrate with your teammates.
100% in the second half and get him.
Guler, nice little dummy.
That allowed Yilmaz to run onto it.
Trying to return on to Guler!
Able to capitalize on that loose ball in the middle.
Beats Matt Turner.
Turki A tied the game inside of 10 minutes.
That's Guler's first goal for Turki A, 25.
They just work it down this right hand side.
Able to drag U.S. bodies out a little bit.
And that just letting it run there takes McKenzie out of the play.
And then Myles Robinson has to come across and help.
That leaves the space.
And Guler's got a step on the inside of McKenzie.
It's a great ball back to him.
Turner tries to make himself big.
And Guler finds the corner.
His Turki A team does have quality.
And they just showed it there.
Difficult, challenging moments.
But real adversity so far in this tournament.
It's Weston McKenzie.
Great run forward.
Able to keep his feet.
Able to keep the ball.
Brandon Aronson blocks.
Second chance.
Aronson saved.
Chuck here down.
It was right.
His second stop.
And this is all Weston McKenzie.
It's something that long leads the team with six chances created.
Count that as seven if you give it to him.
But he did lay the first one back for Aronson.
And awkward there.
That's Oztcan who's gone down.
It was Berhalter who caught him.
Again, the entire Turkish bench.
All of the assistant coaches.
Half of the bench players.
It's a late yellow, right?
It felt like even he wanted to hesitate at first.
But actually, it was played to Berhalter.
He's got two around him.
The first touch is heavy.
He's trying to poke it out to the left-hand side.
And clearly rakes down the ankle there of Oztcan.
And so Montella gets his wish.
He gets a yellow card.
Sebastian Berhalter already with one assist tonight.
His fourth of his career.
Out swinging ball.
Got knocked out of the doorstep.
Save Mark McKenzie.
That's how you get revenge.
You get decked to the turf.
You respond by scoring.
Now the flag has come up for offside.
As we saw in Seattle, this is 100%.
We're going to take a look back and see.
Yeah, this is going to be tricky.
Because McKenzie's offside as it stands there.
But let's see.
Who did that shot come off?
Did that come off Pepe?
Or was that a defensive player?
Arna Guler out to old Weston McKenney for that loose ball.
Nice little move around the outside.
Cut back cross.
2-1, Turkey.
Oakland cooks you.
Great little sequence.
And the U.S. for the first time at this tournament are behind.
Some stunned faces right now for the United States.
Just carved open down that left-hand side.
No pressure really on the ball.
It turned over right in the middle.
And then watch this overlapping run.
Scali then just stays inside and gets caught looking.
But what a ball that is from Guler.
Initially, the weight of that pass.
Then they get the cutback ball.
Then they're crashing the box.
And Cookju just puts it home.
It's a really well-worked goal by Turkey.
Nobody clears it at the near post.
The relationships there of who's going, who's staying.
I wonder if there was a potential offside on that ball played from Guler
on the overlapping run.
It felt close to me initially.
But it has been confirmed.
That's easy turnovers.
Yeah, that's a good run.
Way of making the run from Weston McKenney.
Going to be a tight offside.
Away from the ball.
And cuts it in front.
Chuck here able to control.
And Cookju will score the go-ahead goal for Turkey.
He stands over this free kick.
The sweep it in.
Turner stays at home.
Header knocked in front.
It looked like a U.S. defender.
Paul was given on the field.
It's been changed now to a corner.
Yeah, pretty clearly off Myles Robinson there.
It's the first corner of the game for the defender.
Myles Robinson for Weston McKenney.
Thinking about it.
McKenney save.
Not held.
He's trying to push him over the line.
Weston McKenney has a look.
He has no options to his right.
Thinks, why not?
I'll take this.
Good strike.
Bounced up.
Takes a little deflection on the way through.
Makes it difficult for Shakir here.
And you see he has to get down to his right.
And readjust his.
Will Halter hooks it in.
Trusting.
Couldn't get over it.
Oh, great look.
The run is great.
And the delivery great.
He gets a great leap.
Almost too good of a leap.
I think he gets just up above this one.
A little too early.
Can't get the ball down under the crossbar.
He knows it.
How about he comes out of there with the ball.
Aiden now.
Gets it in.
Turner tracking.
Good solid take for him.
Starter at the last World Cup.
Backup at the Aronson.
Burr Halter clipping it.
Back post.
Trust he was in the area.
Didn't get a leap off.
Giorena.
Tried for the same thing he did against Paraguay.
Takes the deflection.
Punched away there.
Shakir the goalkeeper.
Might have been able to just take that catch cleanly.
But he gives the U.S. a throw instead.
As McKenzie tries to load up the long throw.
Man down for the U.S.
Ball's knocked down.
Fall up shot.
It's a goal!
Who ties the game.
And he wants more.
Well it's not his first goal for the United States.
But it's definitely his best.
Into the box.
U.S. putting pressure again on the set pieces.
It's normally Burr Halter putting the set pieces in.
Instead this time it's a throw.
He's on top of the box.
Watch the technique right here.
Stay over the top of it.
Hits it with the laces.
Into the ground.
And it skips off the wet grass.
In at the near post.
Grabs the ball and says let's go.
We're not done.
Tim Way will be coming off.
Christian Pulisic makes his return.
Reyna fouled as he releases it.
Here's Christian Pulisic on the ball.
On the run for the first time.
And Pepe will cycle it around for Reyna.
Pulisic wants it back.
He's got his arm up.
It's clipped in.
It's Christian Pulisic!
That would have been too perfect.
It's out for a U.S. corner.
But here's Pulisic just so positive across his body.
Instant thought.
Run at the back line.
Now he's got his hands up and he was onside.
Lovely little chip ball from Reyna finding Pulisic.
No teams know for sure what happens next.
The Americans on to Santa Clara.
The round of 32.
The Turks are going home.
Pulisic's on the run.
Christian Pulisic!
Saved!
Rebound missed!
Brendan Aaronson!
What a ball from Burr Halter.
But watch.
He's at the top of the screen.
He's staying as wide as he can to be able to run inside and time the run really well.
He's got Pepe across.
Can't quite pick him out.
I wonder if Pulisic...
And the U.S. multiple players look like getting ready to come on.
Scali hooks it across.
Pepe!
Pulisic!
Off the post!
Aaronson will keep it in play!
McKinney blocked!
Spins it behind for a corner.
And the goalkeeper's down for Turkey.
The crowd responding to what they're seeing in this second half.
It's been a totally different game.
Turkey now.
The team's sitting on top of their box.
They can't get out of pressure.
It's overwhelming.
And they've got a ball into the box.
You've got three players attacking the ball.
Pulisic doesn't know too much about this.
It almost scores off his shin.
And Shakir reacts to it.
Does he get a touch?
He did!
Look at that!
The left fingertip!
As Pulisic just redirects it, really not knowing much.
Would that have snuck in?
I'm not sure.
But it's a terrific save.
And in doing so, he's injured himself.
And then he commits a foul.
They're trying to play quick.
Yilmaz in chase.
Matt Turner bounces off Yilmaz.
And now it's a sprint to the ball.
Only one of them is allowed to use his hands.
Kenan Yildiz gets it outside.
Running at Joe Scallon.
Yildiz cutting in!
Curling shot!
Didn't miss by much.
21-year-old Yildiz plays at Juventus in Serie A.
Just a really exciting young player.
Tons of talent.
Tons of ability.
Calls his own number.
Tries to get Scali off balance.
Comes inside.
Even gets McKinney down on the ground.
He's trying to bend it to the far post.
Montella thought it was going to bend just enough.
But it didn't.
Gio Reyna, first to come off.
Brendan Aronson is next.
Had a great chance to score a few minutes ago.
And indeed, Joe Scali looked at it,
banged up a few minutes ago.
Will come off.
So great moment for Alex Zendejas.
Alex Freeman coming off the goal in Seattle.
Zendejas has had a terrific tournament.
Pulisic now.
Wants on his left.
And he scores!
He just missed!
It looked like that was it.
I thought so too.
He lost his plan for it.
From our angle here,
we're diagonally behind this one.
And as he comes across on his left foot,
it looked like it was going to sneak in that far post.
But they worked the set piece short.
And nobody came out to pressure Pulisic.
He takes it on the-
He's trying to recover a bit now.
They're on their heels defending.
Yildiz running forward.
Like to come across.
Not all the way cleared.
Artigolo held it in.
Kenneth Yildiz has it now.
Yildiz!
Matt Turner, good solid hands.
Will make way.
Put a lot of minutes in.
He's one of the guys that Mauricio Pochettino said
came in with a great rhythm.
That's why he was trusted today.
He's going to hand the captain's armband to Christian Pulisic.
He's going to run off on the far side of the field.
A large ovation from the crowd.
He's just been sensational throughout this tournament.
And now gets to say he's played in the World Cup.
Good flick there.
Yilmaz splits the defenders.
Yilmaz!
Can he keep his balance?
No, he couldn't get anything on it.
Turkish fans are listening.
The USA's big star gets nutmegged.
Guler still trying to get in.
Chance for a cross.
Comes back to the top of the box.
Now it's clipped in at the back side.
Matt Turner!
It's knocked home!
Turkey A score the winning goal in the 98th minute.
They might be going home tomorrow,
but they're going wild now.
Well, for the U.S., that's a bit of a gut punch.
And it's Turkey A with a little bit of pressure
off what was a set piece on the far corner.
Everybody gets sucked to the near post.
And Uzun just sneaked around the back.
It started with a nutmeg from Artic Guler on Christian Pulisic.
Uzun puts it in.
Goes underneath Matt Turner.
It was cleared at that near post.
And Ayan puts it in.
For what you would assume is the winning goal for Turkey A.
So that changes the feeling for the U.S.
It doesn't change anything in the grand...
