World Cup 2014: United States beat Turkey in friendly

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USA warm up for World Cup with 2-1 win against TurkeyImage source, Reuters

United States continued their World Cup preparations with a 2-1 win against Turkey in New Jersey.

Hoffenheim left-back Fabian Johnson volleyed home the hosts' opener before ex-Fulham forward Clint Dempsey poked home their second after the break.

Turkey, who failed to qualify for this summer's finals, scored a last-minute consolation through Galatasaray midfielder Selcuk Inan's penalty.

USA face Germany, Portugal and Ghana in World Cup Group G.

They will meet Nigeria on 7 June in their final warm-up game ahead of their seventh consecutive appearance at a World Cup finals.

Turkey finished third at the 2002 tournament, but have not qualified since.

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