Mark McKenzie's mistakes in loss to Turkiye a reminder of USMNT's vulnerability

When he could have been defending on the Turkiye goal that erased an early advantage for the United States men’s national team in their final group game of the 2026 World Cup, Mark McKenzie was being left behind by young star Arda Guler as if he’d forgotten which direction to run. When McKenzie could have been defending on the goal that put the USMNT behind for the first time in this tournament, he failed to step forward to cope with a waiting Orkun Kokcu as a cross was shipped in by Eren Elmali.

By Jason Griffith for PeeDeeWire

Yahoo Sports reports: When he could have been defending on the Turkiye goal that erased an early advantage for the United States men’s national team in their final group game of the 2026 World Cup, Mark McKenzie was being left behind by young star Arda Guler as if he’d forgotten which direction to run. When McKenzie could have been defending on the goal that put the USMNT behind for the first time in this tournament, he failed to step forward to cope with a waiting Orkun Kokcu as a cross was shipped in by Eren Elmali.