The United States are aiming to complete a perfect group stage at their home World Cup against Turkey later this week.
Maurico Pochettino’s side have been one of the teams of the tournament so far, scoring six in their first two games.
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Folarin Balogun led his nation to a 4-1 win against Paraguay in their opener before they beat Australia 2-0 last time out.
The USA have secured top spot in Group D and their place in the knockout stages has already been confirmed.
Meanwhile, Turkey have already been eliminated, so they’ll be playing for pride to try and halt their opponents’ 100 per cent run.
What time is USA vs Turkey?
The meeting between the USA and Turkey will take place on Thursday, June 25.
It will be played at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Kick-off is set for 7pm on Thursday evening local time, which is 3am on Friday morning in the UK.
At present, forecasts suggest sunny conditions and no risk of adverse weather amid the delay chaos of France vs Iraq on Monday.
eSPORTY 2 will have live coverage of the game, with commentary coming from Ian Danter and former Ipswich captain Luke Chambers.
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Fans can watch the action for free on ITV1 or ITVX too.
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USA vs Turkey: Squads
USA
- Goalkeepers: Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City), Matt Turner (New England Revolution).
- Defenders: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Sergino Dest (PSV Eindhoven), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Monchengladbach), Auston Trusty (Celtic).
- Midfielders: Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Gio Reyna (Borussia Monchengladbach), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen), Tim Weah (Marseille), Alejandro Zendejas (Club America).
- Forwards: Folarin Balogun (Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Haji Wright (Coventry City).
Turkey
- Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir (Manchester United), Mert Gunok (Fenerbahce), Ugurcan Cakir (Galatasaray).
- Defenders: Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), Caglar Soyuncu (Fenerbahce), Eren Elmali (Galatasaray), Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli Saudi), Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim), Samet Akaydin (Caykur Rizespor), Zeki Celik (AS Roma).
- Midfielders: Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan), Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Orkun Kokcu (Besiktas), Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund).
- Forwards: Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Deniz Gul (Porto), Irfan Can Kahveci (Kasimpasa), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Kerem Akturkoglu (Fenerbahce), Oguz Aydin (Fenerbahce), Yunus Akgun (Galatasaray).
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USA vs Turkey: What has been said?
Despite the game being a dead rubber for both nations, the USA aren’t going to be letting their foot off the gas.
“You don’t want to go into a knockout round having a bad feeling about how the last game went,” winger Max Arfsten said.
“So although we have advanced, I don’t think it changes anything in terms of preparation or mentality.
“It’s very important to try and continue to ride the wave of good performance.”
Captain Christian Pulisic could be back fit to feature in the game too, picking up some crucial minutes heading into the knockouts.
“He’s an important player for us, Christian, but it was impossible today for him to play,” Pochettino said last week.
“We hope that next game he will be available.
“But if we want to win the competition, we need the whole team and all the players need to be important.”
