Turkey will likely try to control the **central channel** through Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s distribution, with Kenan Yıldız and Aral Şimşir attacking the space between the lines and behind the fullbacks. The U.S. should be more vertical: Sebastian Berhalter can help circulate and spring Christian Pulisic early, while Folarin Balogun gives them a direct outlet if Turkey’s press overcommits. With the market slightly favoring the USA, the key battle is whether Turkey can slow Pulisic and win the midfield second balls; if they do, this turns into a tight, low-margin game, but if the U.S. can isolate Turkey’s back line in transition, their pace and shot volume should tilt it.