Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Turkey vs United States, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Turkey
3 – 2
Full Time
United States
Fri 26 Jun 2026 · 02:00 UTC SoFi Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Auston Trusty
Arda Guler 10' 1–1
Orkun Kokcu 31' 2–1
2–2 49' Sebastian Berhalter
Kaan Ayhan 90+8' 3–2
Y 19' Sebastian Berhalter

Overview

Match Preview

Turkey vs United States — Worldcup at SoFi Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Mustapha Ghorbal
  • Assistant 1 Mokrane Gourari
  • Assistant 2 Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria)
4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Turkey 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals United States
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-26 Turkey 3–2 United States

Recent Form

Turkey
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun United States H 3–2 W
20 Jun Paraguay H 0–1 L
14 Jun Australia A 0–2 L
06 Jul Netherlands A 1–2 L
02 Jul Austria A 2–1 W
26 Jun Czechia A 2–1 W
United States
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Turkey A 2–3 L
19 Jun Australia H 2–0 W
13 Jun Paraguay H 0–0 D
03 Dec Netherlands A 1–3 L
29 Nov Iran A 1–0 W
25 Nov England A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Turkey United States
#16 Position #13
3 Points 6
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 1
3 Scored 8
5 Conceded 4
-2 GD +4
1.00 PPG 2.00
33% Win % 67%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Turkey this season
60% Clean Sheets
United States this season

Turkey are 16th (3 pts). United States are 13th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Turkey
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
United States
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

United States
Folarin Balogun 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds SoFi Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Turkey and United States.
  • 3' Against the run of play, Auston Trusty has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 8' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mauricio Pochettino might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Arda Guler has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 10 minutes.
  • 15' Turkey looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Orkun Kokcu scoring 1 goals.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Sebastian Berhalter on 19 minutes earns him a card. United States will be frustrated.
  • 24' The home supporters are growing impatient. Turkey must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering United States that had 9 games and scored 16 goals.
  • 31' A goal from the Turkey international Orkun Kokcu! He fires home on 31 to make it 2-1!
  • 36' A quiet spell here at SoFi Stadium. Turkey seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' Alejandro Zendejas, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Evren Eren Elmali needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 49' Sebastian Berhalter does the damage! The net is bulging and United States surge ahead!
  • 54' Turkey are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined United States backline.
  • 58' It is a substitution in United States team. Tim Weah is replaced by Christian Pulisic on 58 minute.
  • 63' The 28-year-old Weston McKennie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' It looks surprising United States does not make any changes. Brenden Aaronson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' United States manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sergino Dest is hanging Gio Reyna on the field on 76 minute.
  • 77' A tactical swap from United States — Alejandro Zendejas on, Brenden Aaronson off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Turkey international Ugurcan Cakir has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 84' Caglar Soyuncu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Zeki Celik at the 84 minute mark.
  • 86' United States ring the changes. Weston McKennie has done his job and it is now time for Malik Tillman to step up.
  • 88' Kaan Ayhan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Orkun Kokcu on 88 minute.
  • 90' Turkey ring the changes. Oguz Aydin has done his job and it is now time for Mert Muldur to step up.
  • Another three points for Turkey.

Lineups

Turkey Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Montella

United States Lineups

4-1-2-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mauricio Pochettino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 Turkey xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 United States xG
I would bet for: Turkey or United States 78% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Turkey36% Draw22% United States42%
Actual: Turkey win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.94
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Turkey or Draw
58%
Draw or United States
64%
Turkey or United States
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Turkey24% Draw38% United States38%
Actual: Turkey win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
6%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 3
5%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 4
3.5%
3 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Turkey

Handicap Turkey covers Push United States covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 8% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 14% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 19% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 15% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Turkey keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
United States keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.