The USMNT earned a 1-0 win over Iran at the 2022 World Cup courtesy of a sensational team goal that was capped off by Christian Pulisic. The electric goal advances the United States to the knockout stages of the tournament against the Netherlands, but it came at a cost as Pulisic came out of the play worse for the wear. After putting the ball past Iran's goalkeeper, Pulisic remained on the ground in pain, picking up an injury on the play.
Have a look at the sensational goal from Pulisic, who put his body on the line for his country:
NOTHING WAS STOPPING PULISIC FROM SCORING 😤
Take another look at his first-ever FIFA World Cup goal for the @USMNT 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/s6tKehRLg2
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 29, 2022
It was the first-ever World Cup goal for Pulisic, who finished off the pass from Sergino Dest tidily before a harsh collision with the Iran goalkeeper. He remained down for quite a while after the play but eventually got to his feet and later returned to the pitch to give it another go. Unfortunately, he couldn't make it through and didn't play in the second half.
Afterward, USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter didn't have anything to offer in terms of an update on Christian Pulisic, but the FOX broadcast said he went to the hospital with an abdominal injury. The Round of 16 game against the Dutch will take place on Saturday morning, so the hope is he'll be okay to suit up for that showdown.
After scoring just one goal in the entire tournament through their first two games, the USMNT came up clutch with this critical goal against Iran on Tuesday. An offsides call narrowly took away a Tim Weah goal for the USMNT in the closing moments of the first half, and they barely hung on to secure the victory.
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