Pulisic trains as Türkiye face a decisive USA test

Pulisic is back, and he's looking at your defence

Christian Pulisic returned to full USMNT training ahead of the Group D finale against Türkiye (2) (3). The Americans' best player missed sessions earlier this week, but he is moving freely now. The US need a result, and they get their captain back at exactly the right time.

Algerian referee assigned to the decider

Mustapha Ghorbal will take charge of Türkiye–USA (3). The Algerian official is a familiar name in CAF competitions and handled World Cup qualifiers in the last cycle. No history with either side worth flagging.

The numbers behind an early exit

Türkiye's squad was valued at €473.7 million, the 13th most expensive at the tournament, and it did not survive the group (1). Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız headline a generation that arrived with high expectations and leaves with nothing. The Transfermarkt data puts a number on what fans already knew: the talent was there, the result was not.