Turkey vs USA Official Lineups, Thursday, 25 June 2026, World Cup Group D
Here are the official starting lineups for Turkey and the USA in the final Group D match of the 2026 World Cup, taking place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. With the United States having already secured its progression and Turkey being mathematically out of the tournament, both teams are expected to implement notable changes to their lineups. To summarize, the USA has secured the first position in Group D, while Turkey has yet to achieve a win or score a goal in the tournament.
The USA has won 2 straight World Cup matches, scoring 6 goals in those two games. The target is to clinch the third match for a flawless score as Group Leaders. On a positive note, AC Milan’s forward Christian Pulisic is recovering and getting fit again.
👉 3 Serie A players called up for 🇹🇷 the Turkey National team:
- AS Roma defender Zeki Çelik.
- Inter midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu.
- Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz.
2 Serie A players called up for 🇺🇸 the United States National team World Cup 2026:
- Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie.
- AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic.
👉 Click here for Full 2026 World Cup Squad Lists – Confirmed rosters for all 48 teams.
👉 Click here for 2026 World Cup Group Stage Standings.
🇺🇸 USA Starting XI: Turner; Trusty, McKenzie, M. Robinson, Scally; Berhalter, McKennie; Reyna, Aaronson, Weah; Pepi
Subs: Freese (GK), Brady (GK), Richards, A. Robinson, Arfsten, Ream, Dest, Adams, Tillman, Balogun, Pulisic, Wright, Zendejas.
Turkey Starting XI: Uğurcan Çakır, Zeki Çelik, Salih Özcan, Orkun Kökçü, Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız, Eren Elmalı, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ozan Kabak, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Oğuz Aydın
Starting lineups
Substitutes
Turkiye World Cup 2026 Squad:
- 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)
United States World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Matt Turner (New England Revolution)
- Defenders: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Sergino Dest (PSV), Alex Freeman (Villarreal), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Auston Trusty (Celtic)
- Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Weston McKennie (Juventus), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders), Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen), Alejandro Zendejas (Club América)
- Forwards: Folarin Balogun (AS Monaco), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven), Haji Wright (Coventry City), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), Tim Weah (Marseille).
A L A N D A Y I Z.
#BizimÇocuklar🇹🇷 | #TURUSA | #FIFAWorldCup | #TürkÖndeTürkİleri | @Turkcell pic.twitter.com/QbHcXjgdQc— Türkiye #BizimÇocuklar 🇹🇷 (@MilliTakimlar) June 25, 2026
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— U.S. Soccer Men’s National Team (@USMNT) June 25, 2026
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World Cup Group D Matchday 3
🇹🇷 Turkey – USA 🇺🇸
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM PDT (10:00 PM EDT)
Stadium: SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, CA
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ALG
Assistant Referee 1: Mokrane Gourari ALG
Assistant Referee 2: Abbes Akram Zerhoun ALG
Fourth Official: Omar Al Ali UAE
Reserve AR: Mohammed Al Hammadi UAE