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Christian Pulisic Injury Updates: Latest News on USMNT Star's Status vs. Australia in World Cup
Christian Pulisic worked mostly alone in training as the United States monitored his calf injury before Friday’s Group D match.
- U.S. midfielder Christian Pulisic worked separately from teammates for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, remaining day-to-day with a calf injury ahead of Friday's World Cup match against Australia.
- The 27-year-old Pulisic sustained the calf injury during the team's tournament-opening victory against Paraguay last week; while he missed Tuesday's grass session, he participated in limited ball drills with trainers on Wednesday.
- Teammates remain optimistic about his return, though U.S. left back Antonee Robinson noted the squad has quality depth on the bench ready to step in should Pulisic be unable to play Friday.
- Pochettino holds several replacement options if Pulisic is unavailable, including Leeds winger Brenden Aaronson and Marseille forward Tim Weah, both offering speed and versatility on the wing.
- The United States enters Friday's Seattle matchup favored at-165 odds, seeking to build momentum in Group D after its highest-scoring World Cup performance last week.
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Pulisic 'much better,' still in doubt vs. Australia
U.S. manager Maurico Pochettino said star attacker Christian Pulisic is "much better'" in terms of the injury to his left calf but will be assessed by the medical staff Thursday night to determine his availability to play against Australia on Friday.
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left10Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
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- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 33%
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