​  The United States returns to the pitch for its final World Cup group-stage game with some decisions to make.The Americans have already won Group D to lock up a spot in the knockout stage and will face winless Turkey in Inglewood, California, on Thursday.Christian Pulisic returned to training after missing a 2-0 win over Australia, but coach Mauricio Pochettino has to decide how much to use his star player in a game that’s meaningless in the standings and the knockout stage right around the corner.There are similar decisions to make with Tyler Adams, Folarin Balogun, Chris Richards and Antonee Robinson. They’re all on yellow cards and would miss the first knockout round game if they picked up a second against Turkey.The U.S. has won consecutive World Cup matches for the first time since 1930. Its six goals in the first two matches are one short of the team record for a World Cup.Turkey has yet to score a goal in its first World Cup in 24 years and is already eliminated.Thursday will be the second day with six matches, including Germany looking to win its third straight game, Ivory Coast aiming to make the knockout stage for the first time and Ecuador needing a win to escape the group stage.— Curacao vs. Ivory Coast , 4 p.m. EDT in Philadelphia (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)— Ecuador vs. Germany, 4 p.m. EDT in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Fox/Telemundo/Peacock)— Japan vs. Sweden, 7 p.m. EDT in Arlington, Texas (Fox/Telemundo/Peacock)— Tunisia vs. The Netherlands, 7 p.m. EDT in Kansas City, Missouri (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)— Paraguay vs. Australia, 10 p.m. EDT in Santa Clara, California (FS1/Telemundo/Peacock)— Turkey vs. United States, 10 p.m. EDT in Inglewood, California (Fox/Telemundo/Peacock)Ecuador arrived the World Cup on a 19-game winning streak.They could face an early exit if they can’t find a way to beat Germany in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Ecuador opened the World Cup with a 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast on Amad Diallo’s goal in the 90th minute and played to a scoreless draw against Curacao, the smallest nation in the World Cup.That leaves Ecuador trailing both Germany and Ivory Coast in Group E with one point and needing to beat the Germans, who have already clinched the group but will be without defender Nico Schlotterbeck for the rest of the World Cup because of an ankle injury.Ivory Coast has a chance to make history in its fourth World Cup.With a win already under their belt, the Elephants can clinch a spot in the knockout round for the first time with a win over Curacao in Philadelphia.Ivory Coast pulled off a 1-0 win over Ecuador and had a halftime lead over Germany before losing 2-1. Ivory Coast’s previous best chance to reach the knockout stage came in Brazil in 2014 when they opened with a win over Japan before losing the next two games.Curacao still has an outside shot of re      ​Read More