USA loses 3rd straight game as Turkey rallies to friendly win - ESPN

Turkey took advantage of a sloppy defense to beat the United States 2-1 in a rainy friendly Saturday, dealing the Americans their third straight loss as Arda Güler and Kerem Aktürkoglu scored in a 2-minute, 20-second span midway through the first half.

Jack McGlynn scored 59 seconds in for the U.S., which was missing many regulars as coach Mauricio Pochettino revamped his roster following a dismal performance at the Concacaf Nations League final four in March.

With a year to go before co-hosting the World Cup, the U.S. plays Switzerland on Tuesday at Nashville, Tennessee, in another friendly, then opens the Concacaf Gold Cup against Trinidad and Tobago on June 15.

The Americans dropped to 5-4 under Pochettino, who took over after first-round elimination at last year's Copa America led the U.S. Soccer Federation to fire coach Gregg Berhalter. They have lost three straight for the second time in a year.

Pochettino is the first USMNT coach since Jurgen Klinsmann in 2015 to lose three games in a row.

Pochettino changed eight starters from the Nations League loss to Canada in March, keeping only left back Max Arfsten, winger Diego Luna and forward Patrick Agyemang.

Defender Alex Freeman, a 20-year-old son of former NFL All-Pro receiver Antonio Freeman, started in his U.S. debut. Matt Freese, a starter at Major League Soccer's New York City FC, made his debut in goal. Matt Turner, the usual starter since 2022, didn't play for Crystal Palace after March 1.

McGlynn scored when he ran onto a pass from Malik Tillman, took several touches, cut inside and curled a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area inside the far post for his second goal in five international appearances. It was the earliest U.S. goal since Shaq