Disaster Strikes Australia: Cameron Burgess’ Own Goal Pushes USMNT Ahead in Intense Showdown

Christian Pulisic remained one of the USMNT’s main stars. Despite not scoring, he provided an assist and was key to opening spaces for his teammates in attack. Despite this, he will not even be on the bench for the match against Australia at the 2026 World Cup. Far from being for tactical reasons, head coach Mauricio Pochettino has a compelling reason.

After the match against Paraguay, Pulisic suffered a left calf injury, which forced him off at halftime. Having quality alternatives on the bench, the head coach decided not to risk his physical condition, relying on Ricardo Pepi and Folarin Balogun as the central focal points of the attack. With this, they hope to have him available for the third match, against Türkiye, as Pochettino stated.