AL KHOR, Qatar — Christian Pulisic came within inches of giving the U.S. perhaps the biggest victory in its soccer history, as the Americans settled for a morale-boosting 0-0 World Cup tie with England on Friday.
Pulisic, who was named player of the match, smashed a first-half effort against the woodwork, as the U.S. dominated for long stretches at Al Bayt Stadium. The team’s situation is now crystal clear going into the final round of Group B action: Beat Iran on Tuesday (2 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports App) and move through to the round of 16; fail to do so and elimination is assured.
USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter’s young squad will rightly take significant confidence from Friday’s effort, a forceful, decisive and somewhat unfortunate performance against the fifth-ranked team in the world and one of the leading World Cup favorites.
This display mattered — both for what it was and what it represents. To show up like this against England — the founding nation of modern…
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