Late within the first half of Tuesday’ do-or-die match in opposition to Iran, Christian Pulisic got here via for the USA, scoring one of many crucial targets in USMNT historical past as he put a move from Sergiño Dest previous Iranian keeper Alireza Beiranvand to present the USA a 1-0 lead.

However as a substitute of wheeling away in celebration, Pulisic remained down on the turf, having crashed into Beiranvand within the effort. Pulisic was finally helped off by trainers, and did return to the match, however was subbed off earlier than the second half started.

The US survived a frenzied second half, and over 9 minutes of stoppage time, preserving the one-goal victory to place them via to the knockout stage of the World Cup. Their reward for the hassle? A date with the Netherlands on Saturday.

On Friday, it was revealed that Pulisic will at the very least be obtainable.

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Pulisic spoke with the media on Thursday, offering an replace of his personal. The star ahead acknowledged that he was “feeling higher,” however will go together with the “day-to-day” designation supplied by the USMNT.

Pulisic additionally had this to say about his availability on Saturday: “I’ll do the whole lot in my energy to work with this medical workforce and ensure I can play.”

He additionally addressed one of many greatest questions surrounding his harm, with a definitive assertion:

The USMNT launched a fast replace on Pulisic on Tuesday night, indicating that he was “day-to-day” with a pelvic contusion:

A USMNT spokesperson did make clear that Pulisic was already again on the workforce resort following a go to to the hospital. On Tuesday evening USMNT social media workforce posted a video of gamers returning to the workforce resort, and receiving a heat welcome for supporters, and Pulisic himself:

The match in opposition to Iran and the harm

Right here is one other take a look at Pulisic’s effort, as he put his physique on the road for the go-ahead objective:

This sequence of photographs places into context simply what Pulisic did to see the USA via to the spherical of 16:

It was Pulisic’s first World Cup objective, and one that may stay on in USMNT lore. But it surely may need come at a steep worth, as Pulisic wanted to be faraway from the match earlier than the second half, after making a brief try at returning to the pitch:

His harm was termed an “belly harm” by the USMNT on the time of the substitution:

In response to Kevin Baxter, who covers soccer for the Los Angeles Instances, the USMNT star was taken to a close-by hospital for analysis of his belly harm:

In response to Jenny Taft, who’s protecting the World Cup for Fox Sports activities, Pulisic FaceTimed the workforce from the hospital:

The US squares off with the Netherlands at 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday.

This story might be up to date as updates to Pulisic’s situation turn into obtainable.