The United States face a tough World Cup test against Turkey this summer, their final opponent in Group D of the competition.
Mauricio Pochettino‘s team will play Turkey last, in Los Angeles, on June 25 after games against Paraguay and Australia on June 12 and June 19 respectively.
Turkey become USA’s highest-ranked group opponents with a current world ranking of 22. Australia are at 27th and Paraguay are 40th.
Turkey secured their spot in this summer’s tournament by beating Kosovo 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Pochettino and the USA, meanwhile, are playing in a World Cup warmup in Atlanta on Tuesday against Portugal, who are without an injured Cristiano Ronaldo.
They lost 5-2 against Belgium on Saturday and Pochettino is looking to see his side find an extra level against some of Europe’s most distinguished teams.
Christian Pulisic and USA have a tough game with Turkey to plan for at the World Cup
After Portugal, USA host two final warmup games against Senegal on May 31 and then Germany on June 6 before the serious business begins.
They open their tournament in LA against Paraguay before traveling up the West Cost to play Australia in Seattle. They will then return to California for the Turkey game.
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