{"id":727590,"date":"2026-06-26T17:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/727590\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T17:21:16","slug":"usa-soccer-coach-mauricio-pochettino-isnt-concerned-with-loss-to-turkey-and-you-shouldnt-be-either","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/727590\/","title":{"rendered":"USA soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino isn’t concerned with loss to Turkey, and you shouldn’t be either"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Look outside your windows this morning, U.S. Men’s National Team fans. The sun has risen in the East and the sky isn’t falling.<\/p>\n

Despite what you may have read on social media while drinking your morning coffee, all is not lost following America’s defeat to Turkey<\/a> in their final group-stage game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

\"Christian <\/p>\n

Christian Pulisic of the United States looks on during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between T\u00fcrkiye and the U.S. at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on June 25, 2026. (Fran Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

No, the USMNT won’t be heading into the knockout stages<\/a> unblemished, but they are also still heading to the knockout stages as it is, which was the goal all along.<\/p>\n

This was the first time since group stages were introduced that the United States won their group<\/a> before the last match day, so this is uncharted territory for many American fans.<\/p>\n

USA SCORES SECOND-FASTEST GOAL IN TEAM WORLD CUP HISTORY IN GROUP-STAGE FINALE VS. TURKEY<\/a><\/p>\n

Worry not! Think of this as a week 18 game in the NFL after your team wrapped up their division, because there really wasn’t too much to play for.<\/p>\n

The starting 11 reflected this sentiment, as many players were seeing the pitch for the first time this tournament, while several starters got some much-deserved rest or were held out to avoid any yellow card problems.<\/p>\n

\"Auston <\/p>\n

Auston Trusty celebrates with teammates after scoring the United States’ first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match against T\u00fcrkiye at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, California, on June 25, 2026. (Jared C. Tilton\/FIFA via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino certainly isn’t worried<\/a>, either.<\/p>\n

The confident skipper had to remind members of the media and fans alike that the team had already won their group, so there was no need to make a mountain out of a molehill from this result, telling FOX’s Jenny Taft the performance was “pretty good.”<\/p>\n

Sounds to me like a guy who hates losing but is still able to see the bigger picture.<\/p>\n

Judging by the way he handled his postgame presser with the media, he was even a little irked that there wasn’t a more celebratory mood to the end of group play.<\/p>\n

And take a look at his reaction to the game-winning goal from Turkey.<\/p>\n

It hardly looks like a man who is worried about his team moving forward.<\/p>\n

I have shown more emotion ordering a pizza.<\/p>\n

The truth of the matter is, none of this should carry over into the knockout rounds for the USMNT next week against Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FOX ONE\u2019S NEW WORLD CUP VIEWING EXPERIENCE<\/a><\/p>\n

The back line in particular featured a completely new group of players, and the defense was missing their heart and soul in Tyler Adams.<\/p>\n

\"Head <\/p>\n

Head coach Mauricio Pochettino watches during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between the United States and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 12, 2026. (Omar Vega\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Take a deep breath, folks.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL ON FOX ONE<\/a><\/p>\n

The USMNT could very well lose in the round of 32, but I doubt it would be because of a late (and controversial) goal against Turkey after sitting two-thirds of their starters.<\/p>\n

Have some faith in Pochettino and the boys. I think the kids will be all right.<\/p>\n

Austin Perry is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Look outside your windows this morning, U.S. Men’s National Team fans. The sun has risen in the East…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[306482,304482,259870,403,99,126826],"class_list":["post-727590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-america-cheers-together","tag-fox-business-proud-american","tag-outkick-sports","tag-soccer","tag-sports","tag-the-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}