American Christian Pulisic suffered a bruise in the match against Iran (1:0), but promised to be ready for Saturday’s 1/8 final match against the Netherlands.
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“Striker Christian Pulisic has been diagnosed with a contusion and his condition will be evaluated daily.The representative of the American Football Federation announced on Wednesday.
“I would be ready,” assures the American
The Chelsea striker, who scored a qualifying goal against Iran on Tuesday night, was substituted at half-time and taken to hospital as a precaution. He returned late at night to the hotel of the American national team to celebrate the victory with his teammates. “I’ll be ready on Saturday, don’t worry“, he wrote on social networks on Tuesday.
The United States, which will co-host the next World Cup with Canada and Mexico in four years, will aim to reach the tournament’s quarterfinals on Saturday, its first since 2002 (the USA lost then: 1-0 to Germany, a future finalist participant):
Source: Le Figaro
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