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Mauricio Pochettino noncommittal on Christian Pulisic status for Australia game: ‘We’ll see’

The Guardian

June 18, 2026

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US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino offered very little clarity on the status of US playmaker Christian Pulisic on Thursday, casting further doubt on his status ahead of the United States’ second’ group stage match against Australia on Friday afternoon. “I think as you know he was training individually all week,” Pochettino told reporters at his pre-match press conference.

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