Turkey bid farewell with an exciting victory…and America maintains the lead despite the loss
The Turkish national team concluded its campaign in the 2026 World Cup with an exciting victory over the United States of America team with a score of 3-2, in the third and final round of the group stage, in a match that witnessed five goals and excitement until the last moments, but it was not enough to save the Turks from elimination, after they had lost their chances of qualifying before the start of the tournament. The match.
The American team started the match strong, and opened the scoring early through Austin Trust in the third minute, but the Turkish response came quickly, as Arda Guler equalized in the 11th minute, before Örkun Köksu gave Turkey the lead in the 31st minute, ending the first half with the Turks prevailing 2-1.
With the start of the second half, the team returned. Sebastian Berhalter The match went back to the starting point after he scored the equalizer for the United States in the 49th minute, and the confrontation flared up again between the two teams.
The score remained tied until stoppage time, before Can Ayhan snatched the fatal winning goal for Turkey in the 90+8 minute, giving his country a moral victory at the end of its participation. In the World Cup.
Despite the loss, the American team finished the group stage at the top of its group after having previously secured qualification, while the Turkish team left the tournament with an honorable victory that did not change its fate, but ended its participation in a better way after its official exit from the competition.