"Not hit in the balls": Pulisic smiles at rumors about his pain

His decisive goal against Iran brings massive pain to Christian Pulisic.

"Not hit in the balls": Pulisic smiles at rumors about his pain

His decisive goal against Iran brings massive pain to Christian Pulisic. The US star even has to go to the hospital. However, the bruised pelvis is not a description of another injury, the former Dortmund player clarifies with a smile. He wants to be ready again for the round of 16.

US star Christian Pulisic is hoping to return in the round of 16 after suffering a bruised pelvis and has ended speculation about the nature of his injury. "I didn't get hit in the balls," said the former Dortmund player in Qatar with a smile. The offensive player had previously been asked whether the published diagnosis of pelvic contusion was a paraphrase.

"I'm fine. It was very painful. This bone is there for a reason to protect you and I hit it well," said the 24-year-old. As with Josh Sargent, you have to look from day to day, it said from the team headquarters in the USA.

Pulisic had scored the decisive goal in the 1-0 win against Iran, but was injured when the goal was scored with full physical exertion. He suffered a bruised pelvis and later had to be replaced. The association has already announced that its status is checked daily. Ex-Bremer Sargent suffered an injury to his right ankle from the explosive duel.

Pulisic is the Americans' great hope at this World Cup - and has been directly involved in their two goals so far in the tournament. He prepared Timothy Weah's goal in the first game against Wales (1-1) with a dream pass, against Iran he scored himself after a fine combination over three stops.

In the round of 16, a participation of the former Dortmund player and current Chelsea pro would be very important for the young US team not only from a sporting point of view, but also from a psychological point of view. The game against the Dutch selection of coach Louis van Gaal will take place on Saturday (4 p.m. in the ntv.de live ticker). The Americans last reached the quarterfinals at the 2002 World Cup. At that time they were eliminated by eventual finalists Germany.