USAโs Pulisic shrugs off injury scare after 4-1 World Cup win over Paraguay
United States star Christian Pulisic played down injury concerns after he was substituted at half-time in the FIFA World Cup cohostsโ 4-1 opening win over Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday. The 27-year-old told journalists at SoFi Stadium that his substitution was just a precaut
United States star Christian Pulisic played down injury concerns after he was substituted at half-time in the FIFA World Cup cohostsโ 4-1 opening win over Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday.
The 27-year-old told journalists at SoFi Stadium that his substitution was just a precaution.
โI just got a bit of a kick in the first half, so Iโm really hoping that itโs nothing. Taking a little bit of precaution today. But Iโm hoping Iโll be fine in the next few days,โ said Pulisic.
The AC Milan forward is the US team โs talisman, shouldering the weight of a nationโs expectations as they try to make history with a deep run in a World Cup, their first on home soil in 32 years.
Pulisic was a constant menace in a rampant first half , providing an assist as well as helping create Paraguayโs own goal with a clever one-two with Weston McKennie.
But he was taken off at half-time, and later told reporters he had received a knock in โthe back of my legโ.
โSort of my (left) calf area. But Iโve had similar things before โฆ Iโm staying positive. I donโt think itโs anything at all.โ
Coach Mauricio Pochettino also said the forward was substituted because โwe didnโt want to take any risks.โ

