The selection of USA will face Turkey this June 25 and has the opportunity to close the group stage with a perfect score of nine points.
The team led by Mauricio Pochettino has demonstrated its good performance on the field in this tournament, after beating Paraguay 4-1 and beating Australia 2-0.
The third host of the World Cup has generated high expectations for its good performance in the group stage, so the pressure and stress could be constantly present in the American team.
Therefore, a method that the coach would have used with his players during training prior to the game against Türkiye is curious, since, as a way to alleviate the atmosphere, He used dogs so that the footballers could have fun and relax.
According to the media Infobaethe United States team received at its training base in Irvine, California, three terrier mix puppies, nine weeks old, to liven up your stay.
The media points out that this initiative, supported by the Purina brand, It was approved by Pochettino with the aim of reinforcing the coexistence of the team.
The dogs were taken in by the Wags and Walks organization and are named Bud, Dew Drop and Bloom. The activity also sought to raise awareness about the adoption of these animals and promote it.
Photographs of the players while playing with the puppies have been spread on social networks. They participated in the dynamic figures such as Christian Pulisic, Giovanni Reyna, Matt Freese and Chris Richards.
It is not the first time that dogs have been used as an anti-stress method for players before important matches. In fact, the English club Arsenal, under the direction of Mikel Artetaused a Labrador named Win to create a more family-friendly atmosphere.