WC 2002-2022
Türkiye vs United States
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WC 2026 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · GROUP D MEETING
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Türkiye
GROUP DFIFA #221 PL
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United States
GROUP DFIFA #164 PL
WHAT THIS MATCHUP MEANS
The story before a ball is kicked
Türkiye arrive in Group D as the mid-tier seed with 1 Premier League player in their squad. United States share that group as the mid-tier seed with 4 PL regulars.
The two meet directly in the group stage. The result is critical — Group D's order through R32 is decided across just three matchdays, and head-to-head between equally-ranked teams is the second tiebreaker after points.
The pre-match weight of evidence leans United States's way only just. Below: a six-dimension head-to-head, the Premier League club distribution per squad, and the Onside verdict.
INTERACTIVE · COMBINED DREAM XI
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HEAD-TO-HEAD · 6 DIMENSIONS
Türkiye vs United States — where each one wins
Each row scores the two teams 0–100 on a dimension. Longer bar = stronger. The colour-coded chip on the right names the winner of each axis.
FormHow strong they are on paper (FIFA world ranking)
USA +679
85
PL footprintHow many Premier League players are in the squad
USA +135
18
Host edgeWhether they have home advantage as a host nation
USA +1000
100
Group seedSeed position in their group of four
USA +2575
100
ConfedTheir confederation's historical tournament strength
TUR +3792
55
ExperienceA proxy for tournament heritage (rank + confederation)
TUR +2687
61
Türkiye
United States
SQUAD CLUBS · PL PERSPECTIVE
Whose PL players are at the World Cup
If you own any of these clubs' assets in FPL, this matchup matters to your pre-season — tournament minutes here become Saturday minutes in August.
SQUAD · PL CLUB BREAKDOWN
Where Türkiye's 1 PL player comes from
For FPL managers: if you own any of these clubs' assets, Türkiye's tournament minutes shape your pre-season. Man Utd leads with 1 player (100%).
Man Utd1 · 100%
SQUAD · PL CLUB BREAKDOWN
Where United States's 4 PL players come from
For FPL managers: if you own any of these clubs' assets, United States's tournament minutes shape your pre-season. Crystal Palace leads with 1 player (25%).
Crystal Palace1 · 25%
Fulham1 · 25%
Bournemouth1 · 25%
Leeds1 · 25%
ONSIDE VERDICT
Edge to United States · but narrowly
- ·United States sit #16 in the FIFA world ranking — 6 places clear of Türkiye.
- ·United States's squad carries 4 Premier League regulars vs Türkiye's 1 — sharper match-fitness coming into the tournament.
- ·Home advantage too: United States are one of the three host nations.
REFERENCE · AXIS BREAKDOWN
| Axis | Türkiye | United States | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form | 79 | 85 | USA +6 |
| PL footprint | 5 | 18 | USA +14 |
| Host edge | 0 | 100 | USA +100 |
| Group seed | 75 | 100 | USA +25 |
| Confed | 92 | 55 | TUR +37 |
| Experience | 87 | 61 | TUR +26 |
OTHER COMPARISONS
HEAD-TO-HEAD · MODEL RATINGS
Türkiye vs United States
TÜRKIYE
UNITED STATES
FORM SCORE
67
76
ATTACK
69
76
DEFENCE
59
68
EXPERIENCE
61
67
SQUAD-STRENGTH BREAKDOWN
Strength by department
TÜRKIYE
- Attack58
- Midfield53
- Defence48
- GK38
UNITED STATES
- Attack64
- Midfield59
- Defence54
- GK44
PREVIOUS WORLD CUP ENCOUNTERS
No previous WC encounters
These two haven't met at a World Cup in our 2002-2022 window. Qualifier + friendly history will be added as football-data feed warms up.
Source: openfootball/worldcup.json (CC0). World Cup 2002 → 2022 inclusive.
KEY PLAYERS · BOTH SIDES
The match-defining names
TÜRKIYE
Top-3 by projected xP/90 — these are the players the model rates as match-defining for Türkiye.
View full Türkiye squad →UNITED STATES
Top-3 by projected xP/90 — these are the players the model rates as match-defining for United States.
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