The U.S. men’s national team will have to wait until at least 2030 if it wants to complete a perfect group stage, after a heartbreaking 3–2 loss to Türkiye on Thursday to end the first stage of the 2026 World Cup.
While the USMNT failed to claim a point and ended with six points from three games, it had already clinched first place in Group D, securing the easiest possible pathway through the knockout stages. With the loss behind the Americans, all eyes now turn to the round of 32 clash with Bosnia & Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif.
