Christian Pulisic’s injury absence didn’t hurt the Americans one bit.
The US national football team found a way to advance to the knockout round without the injured forward on the field, beating Australia 2-0 Friday for its second straight victory at the largest World Cup in history.
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“C.P. is a fantastic player — the quality and the leadership that he gives us,” said Folarin Balogun, who scored two in the 4-1 victory over Paraguay on June 12. “We didn’t have him today, but I think you saw we’re still capable to go out there and get a result and put up a performance.”
Pulisic, who plays for AC Milan and has 33 goals in 87 international appearances, missed Friday’s match because of a calf injury.
