‘I’ll be fine for Saturday’: Photo of Christian Pulisic celebrating from HOSPITAL surfaces after picking up the injury scoring the goal that took the US past Iran to set up the Netherlands showdown… so that USMNT star man says he’s ‘f***ing proud’ of his team
Christian Pulisic has given American fans and his national team a big boost ahead of their round of 16 clash against the Netherlands on Saturday morning.
Pulisic scored the winning goal in their final group game against Iran to secure progress, before succumbing to an abdominal injury that suffered in the act of scoring. Following his replacement, he was taken to hospital.
Amid fears over his condition, what appears to be a Snapchat photo of Pulisic from his hospital bed has surfaced on social media, retweeted by the official Team USA account, showing him cheering her on .
US Soccer revealed later on Tuesday that Pulisic had suffered a pelvic contusion and was on day-to-day, but had already joined the team at the team hotel by the time they returned Match.
Christian Pulisic says he will be fine to play USA World Cup Round of 16 tie against Netherlands
The photo in question is captioned: ‘So proud of my guys I’ll be ready on Saturday don’t worry.’
The await the Netherlands who finished top of group A ahead of Senegal, Ecuador and the host country, Qatar.
Without Pulisic, the Dutch would present an order almost too big to conquer, but with him they have every chance of overthrowing the Oranje.
Christian Pulisic threw himself into the fire, eventually succumbing to an abdominal injury
Pulisic has been hailed by his teammates and the media since USA advanced to a quarter-final chance.
Coach Gregg Berhalter has not provided any detailed update on the Chelsea winger following his side’s triumph over long-time political rivals Iran.
“No status updates,” Berhalter said of his star man.
Pulisic sprinted to Sergino Dest’s ball through the six-yard box to convert it in the lead
Pulisic rested for treatment and he couldn’t celebrate a huge goal for his team
“But I said from the start, it’s a wonderful thing when one of your best players is one of the hardest working. I can’t say enough positive things about Christian.
Midfielder Tyler Adams echoed his coach’s admiration for ‘Captain America’ after the match.
“How many goals has he scored like this in his career?” said Adams.
“I mean, the return position coming in, he’s brilliant. The way his timing is in the box and to get in front of that ball, he will do anything for this team for us to win.
‘[He’s a] huge player for us, obviously. Pray for him, hoping all is well.
“But he will hang on. I know he will do everything to play in the next game. So we will count on him.
Pulisic was injured after colliding with Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand as he scored the winner
For the third time in four World Cups, the United States have qualified for the round of 16. After dominating the young Americans withdrew to watch the nervous final exchanges.
It was not without drama for nine minutes of stoppage time, and yet it ended in a famous victory for the Stars and Stripes.
Bravery and heart were there in abundance as the tournament’s second-youngest team claimed victory to see them finish runners-up to England in Group B.
The United States team, including former Newcastle player DeAndre Yedlin (C), celebrate their progress to the round of 16, where they will face the Netherlands on Saturday at 10 a.m. EST.
“I always say it’s us against the world. Because nobody believed that the United States could play good football,” star winger Tim Weah said after the game. “We’re just here to try to show the world.
“I think it’s no better than doing it with the people you love. My family is in the stands and we’re doing it for them.
The rising American team will then look to challenge their doubters and the Dutch will come on Saturday morning.
American fans in Qatar and abroad erupted as their country qualified for the knockout stages on Tuesday
