Turkey vs United States Prediction, 6/25/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Josh Schonwald - 6/24/2026

Game: Turkey vs United States

Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: FOX

The Americans (2-0-0) are en route to SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA on Thursday where they will play Turkey (0-0-2). The moneyline on this World Cup game has Turkey at +255 while the United States is opening at -105. The over/under is set at 2.5. The goaltenders protecting the net are Ugurcan Cakir for Turkey and Matt Freese for the United States.

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Turkey lost 1-0 to Paraguay after falling 2-0 in their World Cup opener to Australia. The Turks have 13 shots on target so far in the tournament, but they haven't yet been able to get one into the net. Ugurcan Cakir has allowed 3 goals and has 3 saves for Turkey.

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The United States has looked impressive so far in their 2 games, beating Australia 2-0 after a 4-1 win over Paraguay in their first World Cup match. Folarin Balogun has 2 goals for the Americans, while Alex Freeman and Gio Reyna have both netted on as well. Matt Freese has 2 saves in 3 shots on target so far in the tournament for the U.S.

The man who will protect the net for Turkey is Ugurcan Cakir. Cakir has been on the field for 23,232 minutes and is sitting with 795 saves so far in his career. Cakir (139-64-57 mark during his career) has earned 79 shutouts, which gives him a 30.6%% shutout percentage. The keeper born in Turkey has had 1,051 shots tried at him in 259 starting assignments. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.16 (300 total goals allowed) and he is the owner of a save % of 75.6%.

Matt Freese is expected to look after the net for the United States. So far in his career, Freese has given up 164 goals and has racked up 378 saves in 117 starting assignments. Freese has earned 28 clean sheets and has defended 524 shots attempted against him in 10,335 career minutes. He sports a save % of 72.1% and his clean sheet rate is 24.4%%. He has surrendered 1.43 goals per 90 minutes and he has a record of 45-30-42.

Kerem Akturkoglu is a guy who can be a force on the pitch for Turkey. Akturkoglu has been given a starting assignment in 150 contests during his soccer career and he has earned 0.40 goals per 90 minutes. The forward from Turkey has accumulated 58 goals scored in 12,928 professional minutes. He has 42 assists while tallying 158 pts in his pro soccer career.

the United States has a guy in Folarin Balogun, who gets under the skin of opposing sides. The forward hailing from the United States has been on the field for 8,497 minutes and he has scored 48 goals. He scores 0.51 G/90 and has had a starting assignment in 96 matches during his career. He has 110 pts during his soccer career and has helped on a goal 14 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game ATS?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take the U.S. (-105)

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Pick:	Tigres UANL -1.5 (+115)
Start:	August 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM
Expert:	Doc's Sports

Analysis:

Free Play from Doc’s Sports. Liga MX Soccer Take Tigres UANL -1.5 (+115) over Atlante (9 p.m. EST, Friday August 21) Tigres have some work to do as they are all the way down in position No. 16 in the table (of 18 sides). This is a perennial championship contender, and we have no doubt they will rise up the standings as the season progresses (13 matches left). This looks like a good spot for them. Atlante is new to The Liga and they were promoted from Liga MX Expansion and also they took on Mazatlán’s infrastructure when that side was disbanded after last season. They have been impressive with points in three of four matches so far. They have played a lot in Mexico City, where they reside, but this will be a tough road tilt for them. The last time they went on the road outside of Mexico City was their only loss of the season, to Necaxa, a team that is much worse than Tigres. They suffered a couple really bad losses in Leagues Cup, where they were beaten by Salt Lake and Minnesota in the USA with a goal differential of -6. These sides haven’t played in a long time, but Tigres have won the last three meetings by two goals each. It’s not time to panic yet, but Tigres desperately need three points here, and this looks like a great spot at home for them to get back on track. And the value is at the lowest point it will probably be all season for this side, and we will strike while the value is there. Read More Read Less

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