Matt Turner
USA
GK
Age
31
Appearances
1
Clean sheets
0
About Matt Turner
Matt Turner is the goalkeeper named in the USA's final 26-man squad for the 2026 World Cup, with head coach Mauricio Pochettino confirming the roster on 26 May 2026 and listing Turner among the three keepers alongside Matt Freese and Chris Brady. He is 31 at kick-off and brings 53 senior caps and zero international goals into the squad, currently back at New England Revolution on loan from Olympique Lyonnais through June 2026.
The USA are one of the three host nations and start in Group D with Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, opening against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 12 June. Turner sits in the goalkeeper group for the tournament, with Qatar 2022 the only senior World Cup already on his record.
The USA are one of the three host nations and start in Group D with Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, opening against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 12 June. Turner sits in the goalkeeper group for the tournament, with Qatar 2022 the only senior World Cup already on his record.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
1
Minutes played
90
Clean sheets
0
Goals conceded
3
Saves
0
Playing Style
Turner is a shot-stopping goalkeeper, with reflex saves and command of his penalty area as the core of his game. He reads crosses and one-on-one situations to claim or smother the ball, and he is comfortable distributing with short and long passing once he has it under control.
The shot-stopping carries the profile: two clean sheets at the 2022 World Cup and a 2021 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year season point to a keeper who is at his most valuable in tight, low-scoring games where one save settles the result.
The shot-stopping carries the profile: two clean sheets at the 2022 World Cup and a 2021 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year season point to a keeper who is at his most valuable in tight, low-scoring games where one save settles the result.
World Cup History
Turner has played at one previous World Cup. At Qatar 2022 he started every USA match and kept two clean sheets, against England and Iran, becoming the first United States goalkeeper to record multiple World Cup shutouts since 1930, before the USA lost 3-1 to the Netherlands in the round of 16.
The 2026 World Cup is his second senior World Cup with the USA, this time under Mauricio Pochettino and on home soil. He brings 53 caps and zero international goals into the squad as of May 2026, with Group D opening against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 12 June.
The 2026 World Cup is his second senior World Cup with the USA, this time under Mauricio Pochettino and on home soil. He brings 53 caps and zero international goals into the squad as of May 2026, with Group D opening against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on 12 June.
National Team
USA
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Turner adds a goalkeeping profile to the USA's place on the Goal Rush card: the shot-stopping that kept two clean sheets at Qatar 2022 and the form behind a 2021 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year season. The co-hosts sit in Tier 3 at £17m, within the game's £200m card budget, under Pochettino's 3-4-3.
On the matchdays he starts, his value is clean-sheet resistance: reflex saves, claims under pressure and steady distribution from the back.
On the matchdays he starts, his value is clean-sheet resistance: reflex saves, claims under pressure and steady distribution from the back.
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Turner at the 2026 World Cup
Turner enters the 2026 World Cup with one previous senior World Cup behind him, the 2022 tournament in Qatar, where he started every USA match and kept two clean sheets. Pochettino has him in a three-strong goalkeeper group with Matt Freese and Chris Brady for the home tournament.
Picking USA in Goal Rush
For Goal Rush, picking the USA means committing to a Tier 3 slot at £17m, a mid-band call on the card. As co-hosts, the USA play their group games at home: Paraguay first in Inglewood on 12 June, then Australia in Seattle on 19 June, and Turkey back in Inglewood on 25 June.
Matt Turner World Cup 2026 FAQs
The USA are a Tier 3 side at £17m per slot, and Turner is listed among Pochettino's three goalkeepers. On the matchdays he starts, his relevance is the goalkeeper layer: saves, command of the area and distribution from the back.
Turner is a goalkeeper. He is a shot-stopper known for reflex saves, command of his area and one-on-one work, with short and long passing once the ball is at his feet.
Turner has 53 caps for the USA with zero international goals as of May 2026. The 2026 tournament is his second senior World Cup after Qatar 2022, where he kept two clean sheets in the group stage.
Turner plays for New England Revolution, where he is on loan from Olympique Lyonnais through June 2026. Earlier in his career he was named the 2021 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
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