Agencies
Christian Pulisic, who scored the lone goal in the United States’ 1-0 win over Iran at the World Cup on Tuesday, was taken to the hospital to undergo a scan for an abdominal injury.
Pulisic scored in the 38th minute but collided with Iranian goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand on the play. Pulisic was down on the field for a few minutes before slowly getting up and walking off with trainers.
Play resumed with the U.S. opting not to sub out for Pulisic. He re-entered the game a couple minutes later and played out the rest of the first half, but he did not return to the field in the second half.
“No update on his status,” U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter told the BBC. “But it’s a wonderful thing when one of your best players is also one of the most hard working. He’s certainly that. I can’t say enough positive things about Christian.”
