Turkey

• 1
  Türkiye's tournament was already over by the time it produced its best result: a 3-2 win over co-hosts USA in the final group game, a dead rubber after back-to-back defeats to Australia and Paraguay had already sent them out. It's the kind of result that changes nothing on paper but ruins a co-host's night.
• 2
  That win over the USA is the story to lead with — beating a co-host in front of their own crowd, scoring three, and doing it after already being eliminated takes a certain amount of stubbornness. It's a much better anecdote than the group table, which had them finishing bottom.
• 3
  The low point was the start, not the finish: back-to-back losses to Australia and Paraguay in their first two games buried Türkiye's hopes before the final matchday even mattered. One of those defeats came in a Paraguay match where the opposition scored inside 64 seconds — the fastest goal of the whole tournament, and it came against Türkiye.
• 4
  Kenan Yildiz, the 21-year-old Juventus winger tipped as one of the tournament's breakout stars, had a tournament to forget on the scoresheet — no goals, no assists — despite plenty of promising moments, including a shot that flashed just wide against Paraguay. Worth a sympathetic mention rather than a dig; these things happen to talented players under pressure.
• 5
  Türkiye leave with one win, two defeats, and a squad — Yildiz included — young enough that this won't be the last word on this generation. Consider it a group-stage exit with a decent parting shot rather than a total washout.