U.S. soccer team secures advancement despite loss to Turkey

The U.S. men's national soccer team faced Turkey in their final group match of the World Cup on Thursday night. Despite a 3-2 loss, the Americans had already secured their advancement to the knockout stage. U.S. players who started included Weston McKennie and Ricardo Pepi, while Christian Pulisic made his return from injury in the second half. Auston Trusty opened the scoring for the U.S. in the third minute, but Turkey responded with two goals to take a halftime lead. The U.S. will next play Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on July 1 in Santa Clara, California.

• 4:04 AMYahoo Sports — U.S. falls to Turkey after last-minute goal during final match of World Cup group stage