After the U.S. team’s loss to Turkey, DaMarcus Beasley said he was not surprised by Coach Mauricio Pochettino’s changes, saying, “He did the right thing, this is the World Cup.”

Eliminated Turkey end the United States' unbeaten start with a stoppage-time winner as they record their first World Cup victory since 2002.

The 2026 World Cup group stage wasn’t predictable. Sure, favorites have dominated at the top of every group, but there’s been a lot of unforeseen outcomes. Who could have guessed that Cape Verde and DR Congo would get draws against Spain and Portugal,

Associated Press photojournalist Marcio Sanchez was one of the many people anticipating that Christian Pulisic would be involved in scoring opportunities when he got on the field for the U.S. Sanchez was ready when Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir denied Pulisic a scoring opportunity during the second half of the USA's 3-2 loss to Turkey on Thursday night.

Three thoughts on U.S. national team’s 3-2 loss to Turkey in the World Cup at SoFi Stadium on Thursday night: 1. Culture clash Mauricio Pochettino was born and raised in Argentina. His family is of Italian descent.

While the nation of Türkiye may be successfully showing off its sports diplomacy skills during the 2026 World Cup, the team’s visit to Los Angeles has triggered painful memories and provoked historical grievances from Southern California’s Armenian community.

The U.S. Men’s National Team woke up from its dream on Thursday night following its only loss of the group stage against Türkiye. Following the loss, prediction markets saw the prices slashed for the USMNT winning the World Cup .