LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Men’s National Team will continue its FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign on Thursday, June 25 against Türkiye to close out Group D play at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. Kickoff for USA-Türkiye is 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET on FOX and Telemundo.
U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM - FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (Club/Country; Caps/Goals)
GOALKEEPERS (3): Chris Brady (Chicago Fire; 1/0), Matt Freese (New York City FC; 17/0), Matt Turner (New England Revolution; 54/0)
DEFENDERS (10): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 20/1), Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 41/3), Alex Freeman (Villarreal/ESP; 19/2), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse/FRA; 29/0), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; 84/1), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 38/3), Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 56/5), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 40/3), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 27/0), Auston Trusty (Celtic/SCO; 9/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth/ENG; 56/2), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps; 15/1), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 68/12), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 40/10), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 47/0), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen/GER; 32/3)
FORWARDS (7): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/ENG; 58/9), Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA; 29/11), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 39/13), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA; 87/33), Tim Weah (Olympique Marseille/FRA; 52/7), Haji Wright (Coventry City/ENG; 21/7), Alex Zendejas (Club América/MEX; 14/2)
USA RESULTS -- 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
USA Goal Scorers |
| June 12 |
Paraguay |
Los Angeles Stadium;
Inglewood, Calif.
|
4-1 W |
Own Goal, Balogun (2), Reyna
|
| June 19 |
Australia |
Seattle Stadium; Seattle, Wash.
|
2-0 W |
Own Goal, Freeman
|
USA SCHEDULE -- 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Time (PT) |
TV Info |
| June 25 |
Türkiye |
Los Angeles Stadium;
Inglewood, Calif.
|
7 p.m. |
FOX, Telemundo |
| July 1 |
TBD --
Round of 32
|
San Francisco Bay Area Stadium;
Santa Clara, Calif.
|
5 p.m. |
FOX, Telemundo |
POINT PROVEN
After defeating Australia 2-0 on June 19 in Seattle, the USMNT clinched Group D with its highest point total at a World Cup with six and with one match to go. Through two games, the USMNT are tied for third best goal differential in the tournament at plus-5. With the shutout, Matt Freese became the sixth USMNT goalkeeper to record a World Cup shutout. In addition to clinching the group in Seattle, the USMNT maintained its perfect record at Seattle Stadium, improving to 7-0-0 all-time at the venue.
FAMILY TIES
After scoring twice against Uruguay on Nov. 18, 2025, in his home state of Florida, defender Alex Freeman added a goal against Australia to help clinch the 2-0 victory. Freeman’s goal made him the sixth youngest USMNT player ever to score in a World Cup, putting him in elite company with names such as Landon Donovan and Bert Patenaude. After making his World Cup debut in his start against Paraguay, Freeman became the ninth youngest player to start a World Cup match for the USMNT. The 21-year-old also appeared in his 18th consecutive match, a run that dates back to June 15, 2025, against Trinidad and Tobago in the Concacaf Gold Cup. To make the moment more nostalgic, Freeman’s father Antonio, a Super Bowl champion wide receiver with the Green Bay Packers, scored two touchdowns in Seattle almost 30 years ago (that happening at the now demolished Seattle Kingdome), making for a full circle moment for the Freeman family.
USA ROSTER NOTES
- All 26 players on the World Cup roster earned caps in official competitions this cycle.
- Eighteen of the 26 players on the roster have seen minutes at this World Cup. The players still yet to appear are Brenden Aaronson, Max Arfsten, Chris Brady, Mark McKenzie, Miles Robinson, Cristian Roldan, Matt Turner and Alex Zendejas.
- Five players have played all 180 minutes of action so far: Tyler Adams, Alex Freeman, Matt Freese, Tim Ream and Chris Richards.
- The USA lineup from the first game to the second featured just one change, with Ricardo Pepi starting against Australia after Christian Pulisic started against Paraguay.
- The USA substitutes so far have included Sebastian Berhalter (61 minutes in two games), Gio Reyna (9 minutes in two games), Tim Weah (18 minutes in one game), Ricardo Pepi (18 minutes one game, plus his start), Auston Trusty (10 minutes in one game),
Joe Scally (10 minutes in one game), Haji Wright (1 minute in one game). - With 87 caps, Christian Pulisic is the most-capped player on the roster but has not played since coming out of the game at halftime in the opening game win against Paraguay.
- Following Pulisic in terms of seniority are Tim Ream (84), Weston McKennie (68), Brenden Aaronson (59), Matt Turner (55), Tyler Adams (56), Antonee Robinson (56) and Tim Weah (52).
- Nine players on the World Cup roster featured in the USMNT’s most recent encounter with Türkiye on June 7, 2025, a 2-1 loss: Tyler Adams, Max Arfsten, Alex Freeman, Matt Freese, Mark McKenzie, Chris Richards, Miles Robinson, Malik Tillman and Haji Wright.
- Alex Freeman scored his first goal at the FIFA World Cup against Australia. He becomes the sixth youngest World Cup goal scorer in USMNT history behind Bert Patenaude, James Brown, Landon Donovan, John Brooks and Julian Green. The goal was the third of Freeman’s international career.
- Freeman’s goal was the first headed goal and first FIFA World Cup goal scored by a U.S. defender since 2014.
- After opening the Paraguay match as the beneficiary of an own goal, the USA became the first team in FIFA World Cup history to benefit from an own goal in two consecutive matches.
- On June 19 vs. Australia, Ricardo Pepi earned his first start at a FIFA World Cup match. The striker made his FIFA World Cup debut on June 12 against Paraguay when he entered the match as a second half substitute.
- Coming on as a substitute against Australia for Antonee Robinson in the 80th minute, Auston Trusty made his World Cup debut to help salt away the match.
- Joe Scally made his FIFA World Cup debut in the 80th minute against Australia, after serving as an unused substitute during FIFA World Cup 2022.
- Haji Wright came on in the 90+6th minute to earn his first action at FIFA World Cup 2026, after featuring for the USMNT in the 2022 edition.
- The victory against Australia was the USMNT’s 11th win in World Cup play.
- The U.S. World Cup Team players represent clubs in 10 different countries: USA/Canada - MLS (8), England (5), France (3), Germany (3), Italy (2), Netherlands (2), Mexico (1), Scotland (1) and Spain (1).
- The players represent hometowns in 12 different states: New York (4), California (3), Pennsylvania (3), Texas (3), New Jersey (2), Alabama (1), Delaware (1), Florida (1), Illinois (1), Massachusetts (1), Missouri (1) and Ohio (1).
- Four other players have hometowns in three different foreign countries: England (2), Germany (1) and Netherlands (1).
- Alex Freeman joins Folarin Balogun Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Tim Weah, Haji Wright as the six players on the roster that have scored a World Cup goal. Balogun and Reyna both netted against Paraguay in the 4-1 opening victory, During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Weah opened the scoring in the USA’s 1-1 draw with Wales to open the World Cup, Pulisic provided the crucial game-winner in the 1-0 victory against IR Iran, and Wright scored in the 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in the Round of 16.
USA - TÜRKIYE
- Friday marks the sixth meeting all-time between the USA and Türkiye.
- Both teams have two wins, two losses with one draw.
- The USA and - Türkiye last clashed on June 7, 2025, in Hartford, Conn., in a 2-1 defeat. Jack McGlynn scored the USA’s lone goal in that match.
- The USMNT and Türkiye have met on five prior occasions—four times in non-official matches and once in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Across the 34-year series, each side has scored seven goals.
- In the only meeting in official competition, the USMNT fell to Türkiye 2-1 in St. Etienne, France in its 2003 Confederations Cup opener. The next two meetings in 2010 and 2014—2-1 victories for the U.S.—were part of the USMNT’s send-off series ahead of the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, respectively.
TÜRKIYE ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; CAPS/GOALS)
GOALKEEPERS (3): Altay Bayındır (Manchester United/ENG; 12/0), Uğurcan Çakır (Galatasaray S.K./TUR; 41/0), Mert Günok (Fenerbahçe/TUR; 37/0)
DEFENDERS (9): Samet Akaydın (Çaykur Rizespor/TUR; 18/1), Abdülkerim Bardakçı (Galatasaray S.K./TUR; 28/2), Zeki Çelik (AS Roma/ITA; 61/3), Merih Demiral (Al Ahli/KSA; 70/4), Eren Elmalı (Galatasaray S.K./TUR; 23/0), Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Brighton & Hove Albion F.C/ENG; 32/0), Ozan Kabak (TSG Hoffenheim/GER; 30/2), Mert Müldür (Fenerbahçe/TUR; 47/3), Çağlar Söyüncü (Fenerbahçe/TUR; 60/2)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray S.K./TUR; 73/5), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter Milan/ITA; 108/22), Orkun Kökçü (Beşiktaş/TUR; 52/4), Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 31/1), İsmail Yüksek (Fenerbahçe/TUR; 34/1)
FORWARDS (9): Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray S.K./TUR; 21/4), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Fenerbahçe/TUR; 54/15), Oğuz Aydın (Fenerbahçe/TUR;11/0), Deniz Gül (FC Porto/POR; 9/2), Arda Güler (Real Madrid/ESP; 32/6), İrfan Can Kahveci (Kasımpaşa/TUR; 47/6), Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; 6/1), Kenan Yıldız (Juventus/ITA; 30/5), Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray S.K./TUR; 37/4)
IN FOCUS: TÜRKIYE
Despite significantly out-playing both of its Group D opponents – Australia and Paraguay – Türkiye lost both games, 2-0 and 1-0, respectively, and has been eliminated from the World Cup with one match left to play … The most recent meeting between the U.S. and Türkiye was an non-official match on June 7, 2025, in East Hartford, Conn., a 2-1 loss for the USA … Turkey was led in its World Cup qualifying campaign by forward Kenan Yıldız who scored three goals ... Yıldız is the club teammate of U.S. midfielder Weston McKennie at Italian club Juventus … Türkiye’s best finish at the World Cup came in the 2002 when it lost to eventual champion Brazil in the semifinals, before defeating hosts Korea Republic in the Third-Place Match … Türkiye are led by head coach Vicenzo Montella who guided the country to a successful 2024 UEFA European Championship qualification… Hakan Şükür is Türkiye’s all-time top scorer with 51 goals … Şükür is known for scoring the fastest goal in World Cup history, scoring in just 11 seconds against South Korea in 2002.
TÜRKIYE HEAD COACH VINCENZO MONTELLA
Since Sept. 21, 2023, Türkiye has been led by 52-year-old Italian manager Vincenzo Montella. He has amassed a 20-10-5 record with the Crescent-Stars since his appointment.
As a player, the goalscoring forward spent all but one season of his career in his native Italy, playing the majority of his career with AS Roma (1999-09), scoring 101 goals across 258 total appearances. He also played for UC Sampdoria (1996-99, 2007-08), Empoli FC (1990-95), Genoa CFC (1995-96) and Fulham FC (2007). He won Serie A (2000-01) and the Supercoppa Italiana (2001) with Roma, later being named to the AS Roma Hall of Fame in 2013. Montella also made 20 appearances for Italy, representing the Azzurri at the World Cup (2002) and Euros (2000).
After kicking off his coaching career as Roma’s interim coach in 2011, Montella went on to coach several clubs: Italian sides ACF Fiorentina (2012-15, 2019), AC Milan (2016-17), Catania FC (2011-12), Sampdoria (2015-16); Spanish club Sevilla FC (2017-18); and Turkish outfit Adana Demirspor (2021-23). He helped Milan win a record-tying seventh Supercoppa Italiana in 2016.
In three prior meetings, Montella has never lost against USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino. As Fiorentina boss, Montella’s side picked up a draw and a win against Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur across both legs of a Round of 32 clash in the 2014-15 UEFA Europa League. More recently, Montella managed the Türkiye side that defeated the USMNT 2-1 in East Hartford, Conn. on June 7, 2025.
