In a Group D match in Inglewood, California, on June 25, the United States and Turkey both made wholesale changes to their lineups. U.S. winger Christian Pulisic started on the bench for the Americans' group-stage finale against Türkiye.
The U.S. team featured Matt Turner, Auston Trusty, Miles Robinson, Mark McKenzie, Joe Scally, Giovanni Reyna, Weston McKennie, Sebastian Berhalter, Ricardo Pepi, Brenden Aaronson, and Timothy Weah. Turkey's lineup consisted of Ugurcan Cakir, Zeki Celik, Eren Elmali, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ozan Kabak, Arda Guler, Salih Ozcan, Orkun Kokcu, Kenan Yildiz, Baris Alper Yilmaz, and Oguz Aydin.
Pulisic eventually returned to the field during the match. His experience against Türkiye mirrored that of the U.S. team, as the beginning was terrific but the ending stunk.
The outing allowed Pulisic to warm up for the World Cup games starting next week, which are the matches that really matter.