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Christian Pulisic to miss US World Cup match against Australia because of calf injury

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The move is a setback for a U.S. team riding high after defeating Paraguay 4-1 in its first game one week ago.

By Andrew Destin and Ron Blum
The Associated Press

June 19, 2026 - 10:56 am

SEATTLE — U.S. prima Christian Pulisic volition miss Friday’s World Cup lucifer against Australia due to the fact that of a calf injury.

American manager Maurice Pochettino made the announcement during an interrogation with Fox astir 90 minutes earlier the kickoff astatine Lumen Field successful Seattle.

The determination is simply a setback for a U.S. squad riding precocious aft defeating Paraguay 4-1 successful its archetypal crippled 1 week ago.

Pulisic near the crippled astatine halftime. Pochettino said the 27-year-old attacker was kicked successful the backmost of his near calf during a grooming league up of the crippled and felt tightness during the match.

Pulisic trained connected his ain successful the leadup to the crippled against Australia.

Pulisic has 33 goals successful 87 planetary appearances.

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