Getty Christian Pulisic of the United States.
The US Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) is facing a pivotal second matchup in the group stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup later this week against Australia, and the status of the country’s best player, Christian Pulisic, remains up in the air.
Pulisic sustained a calf injury in the team’s World Cup opener against Paraguay on June 12, which the United States won by a score of 4-1. He played just one half of that contest before exiting.
Pulisic spent much of the team’s Tuesday practice working alone, according to
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