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Mauricio Pochettino had subdued reaction to Turkey's winning goal vs USA

Mauricio Pochettino had subdued reaction to Turkey's winning goal vs USA

June 26, 2026

Source: Yahoo Sports · Read on source site

The U.S. men's national team blew it against Turkey, losing 3-2 in the final seconds to enter the 2026 World Cup round of 32 with a blemish instead of the prefect, record-setting one that was in sight.

>But USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino had a subdued reaction to the last-second loss — a simple eye roll and then a turn on his heel to sit down.

>Mauricio Pochettino was not thrilled by Türkiye's last-minute goal pic.twitter.com/dNCHlt0til

>In a rare luxury for the USMNT, there was nothing at stake in the group stage finale against Turkey. Pochettino went with a highly rotated starting XI, but the final result was a gut punch. Now, the U.S. has five days to prepare for its round of 32 matchup against Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 1 in Santa Clara, California.

>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Here's how Mauricio Pochettino reacted to Turkey's winning goal vs US