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United States star Christian Pulisic was forced to sit out the team's 2-0 win over Australia after aggravating a calf injury during the team's 4-1 win over Paraguay in the first group stage game.
With a final group stage game against Turkey coming up on Thursday night, Pulisic got honest about missing 1.5 games due to injury. He admitted watching his team from the sideline was a "different set of emotions" but enjoyed cheering on his teammates as they earned a hard-fought victory over Australia.
"It was obviously a different set of emotions for sure, not being able to play, but I enjoyed just being on the sideline, being around the team," he said.
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"I wanted to be there and yeah, just still living that World Cup dream. I obviously just couldn't be happier and prouder of how the guys handled that whole situation. I had faith in them. I knew they would. It's a really cool team to be a part of and I just enjoy the experience a lot," he added.
It's unclear if the United States will play Pulisic on Thursday night against Turkey and the attacking midfielder himself admitted he wouldn't be fit enough for a full 90 minutes of action.
The United States and Turkey kick off at 10 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on Fox, Telemundo and Fox One.
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