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Pulisic out injured for US against Australia

Pulisic out injured for US against Australia
Channel News Asia Friday 19 June 2026, 18:00 UTC 1 min read
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Pulisic out injured for US against Australia SEATTLE, June 19 : United States winger Christian Pulisic will miss Friday's Group D World Cup game against Australia due to injury, after training separately from his teammates this week. * Pulisic, who has 83 international caps, was withdrawn at halftime in the opening World Cup game against Paraguay. * Ricardo Pepi, who came off the bench in the Paraguay game, replaces Pulisic as the only change.

Pulisic out injured for US against Australia SEATTLE, June 19 : United States winger Christian Pulisic will miss Friday's Group D World Cup game against Australia due to injury, after training separately from his teammates this week. * Pulisic, who has 83 international caps, was withdrawn at halftime in the opening World Cup game against Paraguay. * Ricardo Pepi, who came off the bench in the Paraguay game, replaces Pulisic as the only change. * Socceroos coach Tony Popovic makes two changes from the side which upset Turkey 2-0 in the first match, with goalscorers Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe on the bench. * Australia's 22-year-old goalkeeper Patrick Beach once again starts in place of Mat Ryan; defender Harry Souttar takes the captain's armband. Lineups: United States: Matt Freese; Alex Freeman, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson; Tyler Adams, Malik Tillman; Sergino Dest, Weston McKennie, Ricardo Pepi; Folarin Balogun Australia: Patrick Beach; Jacob Italiano, Alessandro Circati, Harry Souttar, Cameron Burgess, Jordan Bos; Mathew Leckie, Aiden O'Neill, Paul Okon-Engstler, Nishan Velupillay; Mohamed Toure
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