CALIFORNIA, USA: The United States only wanted to get through their final World Cup group stage match Thursday night without an injury or a red card, while Turkiye were playing for a face-saving victory to end a dismal tournament. Both teams got what they wanted most out of their meaningless meeting before the Americans head on to the knockout stage — and coach Mauricio Pochettino was annoyed by any suggestion that the Americans’ last-gasp, 3-2 defeat said anything negative about the state of his team.

Might a November night in Florida hold the key to how the U.S. coach will manage his squad in its World Cup group finale?

Mauricio Pochettino has some interesting calls to make with progression already secured.

INGLEWOOD, California, June 24 : United States coach Mauricio Pochettino said he won't start any of his already-qualified team's four players who have yellow cards when they face…

The United States are guaranteed Group D winners while Turkey will definitely finish bottom – yet there is still plenty Pochettino can learn, not least about the fitness of key…

The USMNT faces Türkiye in a dead-rubber World Cup group match at SoFi Stadium. Pochettino must balance rotation, yellow cards, and momentum ahead of

Kaan Ayhan scored on the final kick of the match, and Turkey beat the United States 3-2 for its only win of the World Cup

Kaan Ayhan scored on the final kick of the match, and Turkey beat the United States 3-2 for its only win of the World Cup

Kaan Ayhan scored on the final kick of the match, and Turkey beat the United States 3-2 for its only win of the World Cup.

Turkey beat a heavily changed United States 3-2 with a late Kaan Ayhan winner in an action-packed dead-rubber clash that gave the World Cup co-hosts their sternest test so far…

Turkey secured a 3-2 victory over the United States in their final World Cup match, with Kaan Ayhan scoring the winning goal in stoppage time. Despite the Americans already…

USA 2-3 Turkey: Mauricio Pochettino’s side head into the knockouts off the back of a defeat, after Kaan Ahyan scores a last-minute winner for an already-eliminated Turkey

Mauricio Pochettino’s side were beaten with the last kick of the game but still advance as group winners

Despite goals from Auston Trusty and Sebastian Berhalter, the World Cup co-hosts suffer a late 3-2 setback in Los Angeles as Arda Güler inspires Türkiye to a pride-restoring…

The U.S. men’s national team missed out on achieving its first-ever perfect group stage.

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INGLEWOOD, California, June 25 : The United States conceded a stoppage-time goal to lose 3-2 to Turkey on Thursday but coach Mauricio Pochettino said there was little reason for…

USA coach Mauricio Pochettino rested nine of his 11 starters from the win over Australia in the previous match. | Football News

The USMNT head coach was unimpressed with the line of questioning after his team wrapped up its victorious Group D campaign

Mauricio Pochettino criticized questions over his team’s performance, saying he expected to be congratulated for leading the US to a first-place finish

Mauricio Pochettino said he was happy. He said it in English, he said it in his native Spanish. He swore he was happy.