FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group D

Turkey vs USA — Prediction

GROUP DSeattleJun 19, 202618:00 kickoff (local)
🇹🇷TurkeyL5
VSGroup stage
🇺🇸USAL5
PREDICTED SCORELINE
12OUTCOMEUSA win
MODEL CONFIDENCE60%moderate
50 · low70 · moderate80 · good90+ · high

Calibrated from squad strength, form, rest and venue. Higher means the model has seen this pattern resolve consistently — never a certainty.

Markets
Tip · 1X2USA
BTTSYes
Over 2.5Yes
Pulisic to score or assistYes
Key players
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Key man · Turkey
Arda Güler
AM · Turkey's game-breaker; can be unplayable on his day
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Key man · USA
Christian Pulisic
LW · USA's talisman; lifted by a partisan home crowd

The analysis

A difficult call — Turkey's Arda Güler can be unplayable on his day, but USA at home with a packed stadium and Pulisic leading the line carries significant weight. Both teams will need a result here. The electric atmosphere of a near-sold-out American crowd could be the deciding factor.

This is a genuine 50-50 leaning on the home factor: a packed Seattle crowd behind Pulisic is the tiebreaker the model leans on with both sides needing points.

Güler's ceiling is the obvious danger — give Turkey's playmaker space and he can decide it himself, which is exactly why this sat at 60 and BTTS-Yes was attached.

Home crowd in SeattleBoth teams need a resultGüler can be unplayableTight, low-margin game
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