Christian Pulisic shines as US kick off World Cup preparations with 3-2 win over Senegal

The Guardian Sport Sunday 31 May 2026, 21:34 UTC By Pablo Iglesias Maurer in Charlotte 1 min read

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Pulisic scores and assists in first half to break rotten runSergiño Dest opens scoring just seven minutes inUS final tune-up comes v Germany on 6 June in ChicagoThe dry spell is over. Milan midfielder Christian Pulisic broke a nearly six-month period without a goal on Sunday, assisting on the US opener and scoring a lovely goal himself not long afterward to lead the US men’s national team to a 3-2 victory against No 14-ranked Senegal in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Pulisic scores and assists in first half to break rotten run
Sergiño Dest opens scoring just seven minutes in
US final tune-up comes v Germany on 6 June in Chicago

The dry spell is over.

Milan midfielder Christian Pulisic broke a nearly six-month period without a goal on Sunday, assisting on the US opener and scoring a lovely goal himself not long afterward to lead the US men’s national team to a 3-2 victory against No 14-ranked Senegal in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Christian Pulisic (PERSON) US (LOCATION) World Cup (EVENT) Senegal Pulisic (PERSON) runSergiño Dest (PERSON) Germany (LOCATION) Milan (LOCATION) Senegal (LOCATION) Charlotte (LOCATION) North Carolina (LOCATION)

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Christian Pulisic shines as US kick off World Cup preparations with 3-2 win over Senegal

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