After scoring the first World Cup goal of his career, one that gave the U.S. men’s national team the lead in a must-win game against Iran, you’d imagine Christian Pulisic would immediately start celebrating. Instead, he was writhing in pain.
Pulisic ended up having to exit the game at halftime in the final group stage match vs. Iran, as the USMNT subbed him out for Brenden Aaronson, leaving its star winger out for the rest of Tuesday’s contest.
Pulisic was injured while scoring the first goal of the match shortly before halftime, sustaining what was later diagnosed as a pelvic contusion. He returned to finish out the first half, but manager Gregg Berhalter decided to take his star out for a fresh body in the second half.
