HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

The USMNT Is Living in Mauricio Pochettino’s World—and He Doesn’t Care Who Likes It

Pochettino emphatically played a difficult game against Türkiye his way.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 26

USMNT vs. Turkiye: Confirmed Lineups for World Cup Group D Final Match

The U.S. men’s national team has already won the group, and Türkiye has already been eliminated.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 26

Turkey 3-2 USA: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: A late goal from Turkey ended the Americans’ hopes of completing a perfect group stage but they still advanced as group winners

The Guardian - US · Jun 26

No Pulisic, no problem: how the USA learned to win without their star player

Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different ways

The Guardian - US · Jun 20

Three Key Takeaways From the USMNT’s Gritty World Cup Win Over Australia

Even with Christian Pulisic on the sidelines, the U.S. men’s national team secured an important victory.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 19

USA 2-0 Australia: World Cup 2026 Group D player ratings

Goalscorer Alex Freeman was the pick of the bunch for the co-hosts while Connor Metcalfe’s performance off the bench gave the Socceroos some cheer

The Guardian - AU · Jun 19

USMNT Player Ratings vs. Australia: Different Kind of Dominance Matches 96-Year Feat

The co-host has already secured a place in the knockout phase.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 19

Despite Christian Pulisic’s absence, US beats Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup knockout round

The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic with a 2-0 victory over Australia

The Independent UK · Jun 19

World Cup 2026: Hosts USA reach knockouts with dominant win over Australia's Socceroos

World Cup co-hosts the ⁠United States ​advanced to the ​knockout stage with one game to spare after comfortably beating Australia 2-0 in ​Group ‌D on Friday, despite the absence of injured star player Christian Pulisic. Follow our live, minute-by-minute coverage.

France 24 · Jun 19

Why Christian Pulisic Isn’t Playing for the USMNT vs. Australia—World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino had a firm message for the rest of the USMNT roster after the news broke.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 19