United States manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Türkiye defeated a heavily rotated United States side 3-2 with a late Kaan Ayhan winner in an action-packed dead-rubber clash that handed the FIFA World Cup co-hosts their sternest test yet ahead of the knockout rounds.
Already crowned Group D winners, the US arrived in Los Angeles seeking to extend their perfect start to the tournament with a third successive victory. However, manager Mauricio Pochettino clearly had more than an eye on next Wednesday's round of 32 meeting against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
For Türkiye, already eliminated and without a single goal to their name after disastrous losses to Paraguay and Australia, the solitary objective at SoFi Stadium was to restore some national pride.
Despite the low stakes and substantially reshuffled starting line-ups for both sides, a packed house in California was in a deafening mood. For the third match running, the Americans got off to a dream start.
