Auston Trusty scored just minutes into the U.S. men’s World Cup group match against Turkey on Thursday, June 25, sending SoFi Stadium into a frenzy and marking the second-fastest U.S. World Cup goal in men’s history.
When the opening whistle finally cut through the noise at SoFi Stadium, the U.S. didn’t wait to find its rhythm. It pressed immediately—and Auston Trusty made sure it paid off fast.
On Thursday. June 25. in the United States’ final group stage match against Turkey. the Americans scored in less than three minutes. Trusty. in his second starting XI cap of his World Cup career. got the ball on his left foot and fired a strike past Turkey goalkeeper Ugurcan Çakir. The goal—his first for the national team—came so early that the stadium erupted almost before the match settled into a pattern.
Trusty’s start mattered beyond the scoreboard. He had made his first World Cup appearance of the tournament in the win over Australia. but this time he was in the XI from the beginning. The timing of his goal also placed it in rare U.S. World Cup company: it was the second-fastest goal in U.S. men’s World Cup history, trailing only Clint Dempsey’s against Ghana in the 2014 World Cup.
The U.S. entered the match in World Cup Group D, ranked No. 16 in the FIFA World Rankings. In the group so far, the team had already posted a 4-1 win over Paraguay and a 2-0 win over Australia.
After the rush of that early goal, the next question became simple: could the U.S. keep applying pressure the way it started? The sequence of the match offered the answer in real time—Turkey had barely found its footing before Trusty’s finish made the direction unmistakable.
The World Cup doesn’t pause for momentum, though. The U.S. now turns to the knockout stage. with the next match scheduled for July 1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the round of 32. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with streaming available on Fubo or the Fox One App. Spanish-language broadcasts are available on Telemundo and Peacock.
For viewers planning ahead, the U.S. roster for the 2026 World Cup includes Chris Brady. Matt Freese. Matt Turner; defenders Max Arfsten. Sergiño Dest. Alex Freeman. Mark McKenzie. Tim Ream. Chris Richards. Antonee Robinson. Miles Robinson. Joe Scally. and Auston Trusty; midfielders Tyler Adams. Sebastian Berhalter. Weston McKennie. Gio Reyna. Cristian Roldan. and Malik Tillman; and forwards Brenden Aaronson. Folarin Balogun. Ricardo Pepi. Christian Pulisic. Tim Weah. Haji Wright. and Alejandro Zendejas.
The 2026 World Cup itself is set to be the largest ever, and the U.S. team’s campaign continues to build around moments like this—small in time, huge in impact.
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