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Pochettino chides press for questions after 3-2 loss to Turkey: ‘We won the group’

  • US manager says his team deserve congratulations

  • Plays down talk of momentum and focuses on positives

Mauricio Pochettino criticized questions over his team’s performance in a 3-2 loss to Turkey on Thursday, telling journalists he expected to be congratulated for leading the US to a first-place finish in the group and found their questions about the dead-rubber loss “weird”.

The US had secured top spot in Group D on the back of two historic performances – a 4-1 opening win against Paraguay in which the team scored more goals in a World Cup match than ever before, and a 2-0 victory over Australia that secured a first six-point opening to a World Cup.

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Jun 26, 2026 USA Mauricio Pochettino Football

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