The party continues for the U.S. Men’s National Team at the World Cup.
The U.S. beat Australia 2–0 in its second match of the tournament in Seattle on Friday afternoon.
The win solidifies that the U.S. will advance out of the group stage at the World Cup, potentially at the top of its group.
The U.S. played without star Christian Pulisic, whose participation was questionable all week. The forward injured his calf in training before the match against Paraguay, then reaggravated it in the opener and sat out the second half. He trained separately from his teammates in the week leading up to the Australia match, and coach Mauricio Pochettino didn’t confirm Pulisic would be out until hours before the match.
“I think the feelings are good,” Pochettino said about Pulisic on Friday, “and let’s hope that as soon as possible he can be ready to be selected again and be part of the team.”
