USMNT's Matt Turner Continues World Cup Push to Start in Goal

NYCFC’s Matt Freese talks potentially starting USMNT’s World Cup opener Friday vs. Paraguay

From the goal line at Yankee Stadium to potentially taking over as the United States men's national team in its 2026 World Cup opener against Paraguay on Friday, Matt Freese is on the cusp of achieving the zenith of American soccer.  The problem is that he does not quite know if he will be the one between the sticks for the Stars and Stripes in Los Angeles.  USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino has not made a decision on who will start in goal, tho…

Matt Freese vs. Matt Turner: The USMNT starting goalkeeper duel could go down to the wire

Over the last few days, both players have said they don’t know who’s going to get the nod for Friday’s group stage opener vs. Paraguay. It has sharpened their focus as they try to earn the job.

Who is USMNT starting World Cup goalkeeper? Still anyone's guess

With three days until the World Cup kicks off, the question of who will start for the U.S. at goalkeeper is still, somehow, up in the air.

USMNT's Matt Turner continues World Cup push to start in goal

Matt Freese has been the U.S. team's starter in goal for the last year but Turner's recent form means there's a compelling case for him to be in the lineup for Friday's World Cup opener against Paraguay

USA next World Cup match: Schedule, start time, draw bracket and results as USMNT face Australia

The U.S. men's national team will embark on a journey never seen before by soccer fans in this country as they play co-host to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Turner, Freese continue fight for USMNT’s No. 1 goalkeeper job

Mauricio Pochettino will have plenty of key roster decisions to make ahead of Friday’s FIFA World Cup opener against Paraguay and one of them will be deciding who his starting goalkeeper is.  Matt Turner and Matt Freese have continued to jostle for the No. 1 job as training camp continues from Irvine, California. Turner has World Cup experience under his belt after starting all four of the USMNT’s matches at Qatar 2022 but Freese has played more…