With a Round of 32 spot already clinched, the U.S. takes on Turkey in the World Cup
Two U.S. wins and two Turkey losses already on the books mean the Americans have won this World Cup group no matter the outcome of Thursday's game. Still, the Americans say they're playing to win.
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With a Round of 32 spot already clinched, the U.S. takes on Turkey in the World Cup June 25, 202612:00 AM ET Becky Sullivan Folarin Balogun (r) of the U.S. celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Weston McKennie during their World Cup match against Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, Calif. The U.S. defeated Paraguay and, later, Australia. The U.S. wraps up group play against Turkey on Thursday evening. Win, lose or draw, the U.S. has already won its group and will advance to the knockout round. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Richard Heathcote/Getty Images INGLEWOOD, Calif. — For the U.S. men's national soccer team, a loss in Thursday night's FIFA World Cup game against Turkey wouldn't change anything. A win, though, would be history.
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