Türkiye 3-2 United States: K. Ayhan scores in stoppage time to settle the group-stage finale

In the third round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, the score between Türkiye and the United States changed quickly from the opening minutes. In the 3rd minute, A. Trusty finished off an assist from S. Berhalter to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead. Türkiye answered in the 10th minute, when A. Guler scored after a pass from B. Yilmaz to make it 1-1.

In the 19th minute, S. Berhalter was booked. In the 31st minute, B. Yilmaz scored from an O. Kokcu assist to put Türkiye 2-1 ahead, and they took that lead into halftime.

After the break, the United States pulled level in the 49th minute, with S. Berhalter finding the net to make it 2-2. The score stayed that way until stoppage time, when K. Ayhan scored Türkiye’s third goal in the 90+8th minute to secure a 3-2 win.

On the match statistics, Türkiye had 47% possession and the United States 53%; Türkiye had 9 shots and the U.S. 18; Türkiye put 3 shots on target and the U.S. 7; Türkiye won 2 corners and the U.S. 9; Türkiye were caught offside twice and the U.S. five times; Türkiye made 5 saves and the U.S. none; both teams committed 13 fouls.

In the previous group-stage round, Türkiye lost 0-1 to Paraguay, while the United States beat Australia 2-0. In the current Group D table, the United States are 1st with 6 points from 3 matches after 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with a goal difference of 4, and are officially listed in the round of 32; Türkiye are 4th with 3 points from 3 matches after 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses, with a goal difference of -2.