Find out where to watch, team news, ticket and stadium information and much more on the Group D finale at Los Angeles Stadium.
Group D
Friday, 26 June | Los Angeles Stadium
Kick-off time
10:00 (GMT+8)
The match
Turkey’s journey in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ will come to an end in their group finale with co-hosts USA after suffering a 2-0 loss to Australia and 1-0 defeat to Paraguay. They will look to finish on a high note against the Americans, who have already clinched first place in the group thanks to a 4-1 triumph over Paraguay and a 2-0 win against Australia. It will be the first World Cup meeting between the two nations.
As the winner of Group D, USA will meet a third-place team from Group B, E, F, I or J at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium on 1 July.
Turkey possible starting XI
Cakir; Muldur, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Yuksek, Calhanoglu; Akgun, Guler, Yildiz; Akturkoglu/Yilmaz
USA possible starting XI
Freese; Freeman, Trusty, Ream, Scally; Dest, Berhalter, Tillman, Reyna; Pepi, Wright
What they said…
“We had high expectations, but we couldn’t make it this time – all of our country was supporting us and thought we’d come very far. I want to say sorry to the fans who came here to watch our matches and support us. We’ll give our best for future tournaments to make you proud again. Tomorrow, we want to show us and still go out in a good way.” Kenan Yıldız, Turkey striker
“We have achieved what we wanted first of all by qualifying for the next stage but now it is important to compete in the best way because we want to win tomorrow. We have qualified — but we want to win. We want to go to the next stage with three victories.” Mauricio Pochettino, USA coach
Los Angeles Stadium
Los Angeles Stadium is the newest venue chosen to host FIFA World Cup 2026, having opened in September 2020. It is situated just a 30-minute drive from Pasadena’s famous Rose Bowl, which hosted the World Cup final of 1994. Both the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers play their NFL fixtures at the venue, which also hosted Super Bowl LVI as the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in 2022. Los Angeles Stadium has already hosted a number of concerts under its iconic and unique roof, with Taylor Swift, BTS and Ed Sheeran among the artists to have graced the venue. Tap to learn more about World Cup 2026 Host City Los Angeles.