The United States men's national soccer team lost its final Group D match to Türkiye, 3-2, as Kaan Ayhan scored on the final shot of the game in a crushing blow to the home country. The only, and more important, caveat: this game never mattered to their chances at winning the FIFA World Cup in the first place. Yes, Team USA was trying to take momentum into the round of 32 next week, and even make history for the country as the first team to win three World Cup matches.Instead, it's some slight heartbreak in Los Angeles. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Sebastian Berhalter of the United States celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between Türkiye and USA at Los Angeles Stadium on June 25, 2026 in Inglewood, California.
(Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Meanwhile, Türkiye, who has had a lackluster tournament, will go home on a high note as they celebrated their hard-fought win against a USMNT squad that saw nine changes to the starting XI from head coach Mauricio Pochettino to keep players fresh for next week. The crowd was shaking during the national anthem, but all of Inglewood, Calif.likely felt the moment Auston Trusty hammered in a corner kick from Sebastian Berhalter just three minutes into the match against Türkiye.Trusty hit a dead sprint to the U.S.
bench, while the sold-out crowd at Los Angeles Stadium was in rapture.But Türkiye, despite having no chance of moving forward in the tournament, were not going out lightly with this match.Only seven minutes later, Arda Güler, the 21-year-old who stars for Real Madrid took advantage of some soft U.S.
coverage and buried a ball past Matt Turner, taking over for Matt Freese in net, to tie the game at one apiece. FIFA FACES PRESSURE TO DISCIPLINE 2026 WORLD CUP CO-HOST MEXICO AFTER ANTI-GAY CHANT RETURNS VS CZECHIAIt was a physical match moving forward, with the U.S.showing that this match still meant something, as they were searching for hist...