Our prediction for this match:
USA
Match Time & Date:
07/06/2025
21:30
Prediction: 2-2
Turkey
Pratt & Whitney Stadium will be the centre of attention when USA and Turkey lock horns in a friendly on Saturday evening. The Yanks aim to use this match as a good preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup, but they face a difficult task against Arda Guler and Co. New boss Mauricio Pochettino has surprisingly called-up Zimmerman, Aaronson, and Harriel for the June friendlies, with AC Milan ace Christian Pulisic being omitted.
The Turks, on the other hand, proved their worth in the Nations League playoffs against Hungary, with the team scoring six goals in total in that double-header. Given USA’s attacking potential at home and Turkey’s fine form, there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Turkey boss Vincenzo Montella can count on key players for Saturday’s clash, including the likes of Arda Guler, Kerem Akturkoglu, and Hakan Calhanoglu. The Inter midfielder, though, should be rested against USA following his participation in the Champions League final against PSG.
Highlighted Player (Christian Pulisic):
Christian Pulisic is an American professional footballer who plays in the English Premier League with Chelsea. Born in Pennsylvania on the 18th of September, 1998, the talented midfielder joined Brackley Town's youth setup in 2005. He then went on to feature for Michigan Rush and PA classics before being recruited by Bundesliga outfit Borrusia Dortmund in February 2015.
Impressed with the rate of his progression at their academy, BVB integrated the teenager into their first team over the winter break. On the 30th of January, 2015, Pulisic made his professional debut at the age of 17, coming on as a substitute in Dortmund's 2-0 home win against Ingolstadt in the league. He then went on to score his first professional goal three months later in a 3-0 league win over Hamburger SV. Before joining English club Chelsea in 2018, Pulisic played a total of 4 seasons at Dortmund, three of which were as a full-time player and the last one on loan from the Blues.
The 21-year-old is now back at Chelsea for the 19/20 season and is currently on a contract that expires in 2024. Pulisic's club career honors include winning the 16/17 DFB Pokal with Dortmund. Additionally, Pulisic initially represented the USA at the under-15 and under-17 level before getting called up to the senior squad. He made his senior debut on the 29th of March,2016, as a substitute in USA's 4-0 thumping of Guatemala in the CONCACAF World cup qualifiers.
Highlighted Team (Turkey):
Present on the international stage since 1923, Turkey only started showing some promise during the 70’s, but they had to wait until the turn of the century to place themselves on the map. While they lost all three fixtures at their first ever European Championship finals in 1996, they fared much better four years later, reaching the last eight in Netherlands and Belgium.
Milli Takim were able to build on that result as they went on to reach the podium at the 2002 World Cup finals in South Korea and Japan, while also finishing third at the 2003 Confederations Cup and making it to the semi-finals at the Euro 2008.
Rustu Receber, Hakan Sukur and Emre Belezoglu were important parts of the country’s most successful generation, but the one including Arda Turan, Selcuk Inan, Burak Yilmaz and Hakan Calhanoglu is threatening to surpass their achievements. As the Turkish Super Lig continues the get stronger, the national team follows, and we should expect some big result from Milli Takim in the near future.
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