USMNT 1–2 Turkiye: Player Ratings As USMNT Suffers Third Consecutive Defeat Under Mauricio Pochettino

The USMNT is winless in its last three fixtures under Mauricio Pochettino. | Mark Smith/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images

For the second time in the last year, the U.S. men’s national team has lost three matches in a row, falling 2–1 to Türkiye.

After suffering shocking defeats to Panama and Canada in back-to-back 2025 Concacaf Nations League matches, the USMNT returned to action in its first of two international friendlies ahead of this summer’s Gold Cup. Even without so many of the Stars and Stripes' best players, including Christian Pulisic, the USMNT got off to a dream start against Türkiye.