The PuntHub view — Pressure on the hosts
No team at this tournament carries more pressure than the USA. Four years of build-up, a home World Cup, and a squad that's talented but hasn't won anything yet. Pochettino's real job is keeping Pulisic, McKennie and Balogun playing football while the country loses its mind around them.
Türkiye are the seed nobody wanted. Güler and Yıldız are two of the best young attackers in Europe and the rest of the side has grown up around them. Australia turn up at a sixth straight World Cup and make life miserable as standard. Paraguay are back for the first time since 2010 and concede about once a month. Of the three host groups, this is the open one.
Verdict: USA edge it, Türkiye second. Low confidence on both.