Christian Pulisic says he feels '100%' ahead of Team USA's final World Cup group stage match against Türkiye

Team USA’s past radical signifier lucifer successful the 2026 FIFA World Cup doesn’t substance successful presumption of winning Group D – they’ve already done it aft victories successful their archetypal 2 matches against Paraguay and Australia.

But the presumption of Christian Pulisic remains a taxable of speech for the USMNT, arsenic helium didn’t play against Australia aft suffering a calf wounded that kept him retired of the 2nd fractional of their opening lucifer against Paraguay.

But Pulisic told FOX Sports’ Jenny Taft conscionable however he’s felt successful the practices starring up to the last radical signifier lucifer against Türkiye.

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Christian Pulisic had an assistance successful the archetypal fractional of the USMNT World Cup opener against Paraguay. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images)

"Yeah, I’m feeling great. I deliberation the team’s feeling great. I’ve been capable to articulation the squad the past fewer days, and I’m feeling steadfast and acceptable to spell for this game," helium said.

That’s surely a bully happening to perceive for the USMNT, and adjacent much truthful erstwhile Pulisic answered Taft’s follow-up question: Is helium 100%?

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"Yeah, I would accidental so," helium responded. "I would accidental decidedly yesterday I felt precise close, and I would accidental 100%."

The question present becomes whether caput manager Mauricio Pochettino wants to hazard playing Pulisic successful a crippled that means thing successful presumption of their spot successful the knockout round.

One broadside of the statement is wherefore hazard different injury? The United States has done a fantastic occupation winning some matches to statesman the tournament, and the existent crippled that matters volition beryllium the Round of 32, wherever it becomes win-or-go-home territory. Team USA volition request Pulisic 100% for definite that lucifer and moving forward.

Christian Pulisic of the United States celebrates aft an ain extremity by Damian Bobadilla of Paraguay during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D lucifer astatine Los Angeles Stadium connected June 12, 2026. (Sebastian Frej/Getty Images)

Then again, Pulisic has played lone a azygous fractional successful this tournament, and it would bode good for him to get immoderate crippled enactment against an hostile alternatively than facing his teammates successful a signifier setting. Momentum and comfortability, adjacent with a World Cup seasoned similar Pulisic, would bash "Captain America" good to get going earlier the Round of 32.

Taft added that players person yet to beryllium informed whether they volition play. Pochettino whitethorn besides request to beryllium cautious with the 4 players carrying yellowish cards: Antonee Robinson, Chris Richards, Folarin Balogun and Tyler Adams. Another booking would effect successful a one-match suspension, causing them to miss the Round of 32.

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Pulisic has dealt with injuries anterior to the World Cup arsenic well, having not played overmuch since aboriginal May. He had 3 substitute appearances for his club, AC Milan, and didn’t play a afloat lucifer successful 3 U.S. friendlies starring into the World Cup.

Christian Pulisic of the United States participates successful a grooming league for the 2026 World Cup astatine Great Sports Park successful Irvine, Calif., connected June 17, 2026. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Pulisic, however, has said that minutes bash not impact his "sharpness," and we'll spot whether the 100% steadfast prima is utilized by Pochettino connected Thursday nighttime successful Los Angeles.

After their 3-1 triumph connected Wednesday, it appears the United States volition beryllium facing disconnected against Bosnia and Herzegovina successful the Round of 32.

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