Turkey and USA clash in FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D finale

Turkey and the United States will face off in the final Group D match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 26, with the tournament already decided in competitive terms. The match will take place at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, California, with kickoff at 11:00 AM Japan Standard Time (5:00 AM Moscow time). The game will be broadcast live on DAZN and Japan's Nippon Television network, with Russian coverage available on MATCH PREMIER, Matcht! Football 1, and Matcht TV.

The United States has already secured first place in Group D and qualification for the Round of 16 following commanding victories over Paraguay (4-1) and Australia (2-0) in their opening two matches. The American team, managed by Mauricio Pochettino, has scored six goals in two games—their third-highest tally at World Cup debut in the tournament's history. Five of those six goals came in the first half, demonstrating dominant attacking form. The USA has guaranteed they will finish atop Group D and advance to face either a Group B, E, F, or I third-place team in the knockout stage.

Turkey enters the match having already been eliminated following consecutive defeats to Australia (0-2) and Paraguay (0-1). Under coach Vincenzo Montella, Turkey has faced a striking goalscoring drought despite generating prolific offensive chances. In their match against Paraguay, they conceded the fastest goal in the 2026 World Cup to Matías Galarza in the 64th second—the quickest goal in World Cup history since Denmark's Mathias Jørgensen scored for his team 55 seconds into a 2018 match. Despite enjoying 78.6% possession (the sixth-highest in World Cup history) and recording 32 shots on goal, Turkey failed to score. Across the tournament, Turkey has now recorded 62 consecutive shots without a goal in 2026, forming part of a 66-shot scoreless streak that ranks as the second-longest goalless sequence in World Cup history. Midfielder Abdülkerim Bardakcı provided 98 passes—the most by any Turkish player in a World Cup match since 1966.

Algerien Mustapha Ghorbal has been appointed as the match referee. While the result has no bearing on group qualification, both teams will seek different objectives: the United States will aim to maintain form and momentum heading into knockout play, while Turkey will attempt to salvage pride and break their scoring drought in their tournament finale.