So far, so good for the USA, who have already secured their spot in the World Cup knockout rounds as group winners after wins over Paraguay and Australia. Mauricio Pochettino and his players could be forgiven for easing their foot off the pedal for Thursday’s return to Los Angeles to face Turkey.
Indeed, Pochettino may choose to rest some of his best players and ease Christian Pulisic back into action after injury. The USMNT head coach wants competition within his squad and Thursday’s match against Turkey may be useful to foster that before the matches that really matter.
