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USMNT’s World Cup Preparations Rocked After Star Forward Suffers Dramatic Injury

U.S. men’s national team striker Ricardo Pepi left Saturday’s 5–1 PSV Eindhoven win over Excelsior Rotterdam with a fractured forearm and will undergo surgery, with his recovery expected to take two months. 

The 23-year-old attacker suffered the injury while scoring his side’s second goal of the match in the victory, falling awkwardly to the ground on the goal line after barrelling the ball into the net. It marked his 13th goal of the season, before he was helped off in visible pain. 

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