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USMNT must heed World Cup lessons learned in loss to Türkiye

A late 3-2 defeat to Türkiye will count for little in the grand scheme of things, but USMNT boss Mauricio Pochettino will have learned plenty about his second-string players.

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Is USMNT’s lack of depth a concern after loss to Türkiye?

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Pochettino downplays impact of Türkiye loss

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How Christian Pulisic proved his importance to the USMNT

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Aaronson: USMNT had great group stage despite Türkiye loss

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Men's World Cup Scoreboard

Risers and fallers

Grades for every team eliminated from the World Cup, as they exit the tournament

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Why every round-of-32 team will, won't win the World Cup

On to the knockout rounds

USA vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina: Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET

Pulisic looks ready to make his mark on World Cup right when USMNT needs him

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Will Bosnia & Herzegovina cause U.S. any issues?

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Sights and sounds

World Cup Daily LIVE: Yamal gets WWE belt, Mbappé vs. Haaland in Group I

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Flavors of the game: Kylian Mbappé vs. Erling Haaland

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Moving on

Backs against the wall, Ecuador conjure World Cup magic in upset of Germany

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If Japan are dreaming of winning the World Cup, Brazil will be the greatest test

looking to saturday

'It wasn't normal': What it's like to come up against a young phenom like Messi, Bellingham

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Why Algeria vs. Austria is the 2026 World Cup's biggest grudge match

Transfer Talk

Transfer rumors, news: Man United tracking Mexico's Mora

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A Premier League star who does it all: Why City spent so much to sign Anderson

Where has Infantino been?

FIFA president clocks up 24,000 miles on epic World Cup tour

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