World Cup: Pochettino defends US after group-stage loss to Turkey

INGLEWOOD, California— The United States only wanted to get through its final World Cup group stage match Thursday night without an injury or a red card, while Turkey was playing for a face-saving victory to end a dismal tournament. Both teams got what they wanted most out of their meaningless meeting before the Americans head on to the knockout stage — and coach Mauricio Pochettino was annoyed by any suggestion that the Americans’ last-gasp, 3-2 defeat said anything negative about the state of his team. READ: World Cup hopes and expectations raising for US Kaan Ayhan scored on the final […]... Keep on reading: World Cup: Pochettino defends US after group-stage loss to Turkey