Australia, the US and Paraguay will have their work cut out to match the Crescent Stars’ young midfield but a shaky defence is a genuine concern

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The United States men's national team put a green but promising team on the field for Saturday's friendly with Turkiye at Rentscher Field in East Hartford, Connecticut.

U.S. national team scouts surely were paying attention to Turkey’s final World Cup preparation match, a 2-1 friendly win against Venezuela on a sweltering Saturday evening in Fort Lauderdale. The United States and Turkey are in Group D and considered slight favorites ahead of Paraguay and Australia.

Turkey was the only team in Group D, which includes the United States, Australia and Paraguay, to choose Arizona over California as its training grounds.