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Alexander Abnos at Los Angeles Stadium

Pochettino chides press for questions after 3-2 loss to Turkey: ‘We won the group’

Mauricio Pochettino puts his hands on his head as he addresses the media after the US lost to Turkey.
Mauricio Pochettino said his US team were ready for Wednesday’s last-32 match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photograph: Jared C Tilton/FIFA/Getty Images

Mauricio Pochettino criticized questions over his team’s performance in a 3-2 loss to Turkey on Thursday, telling journalists he expected to be congratulated for leading the US to a first-place finish in the group and found their questions about the dead-rubber loss “weird”.

The US had secured top spot in Group D on the back of two historic performances – a 4-1 opening win against Paraguay in which the team scored more goals in a World Cup match than ever before, and a 2-0 victory over Australia that secured a first six-point opening to a World Cup.

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