American soccer star Christian Pulisic exited Tuesday night’s U.S. Men’s National Team friendly against Australia with an apparent injury after being fouled from behind in the 26th minute.
The United States won the match 2-1 thanks to a two-goal night by striker Haji Wright.
The injury occurred after defender Jason Geria fouled Pulisic, forcing the American to receive treatment on the field and eventually come out of the match in Colorado moments later.
Pulisic, 27, immediately walked down the sideline with the medical staff after he came out of the game and was led straight to the United States locker room.
USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino did not have many details on Pulisic’s injuries when he addressed reporters after the match.
“He felt something in his hamstring,” Pochettino said. “Tonight we will assess, and tomorrow he will fly to Italy. We can’t say anything at the moment.”
Geria was given a yellow card for the foul, while Diego Luna came into the game for Pulisic in the 31st minute.
Tim Weah (left) helps up forward Christian Pulisic after he was injured during USMNT’s international friendly match against Australia in the first half on Oct. 14, 2025, in Commerce City, Colo. APThe United States was down 1-0 at the time of the injury, but the Americans responded and evened the game at one in the 33rd minute on a strike from Wright.
The Americans then took a second-half lead over Australia in the 51st minute after Wright scored his second goal of the night.
Australia’s defender Jason Geria (left) and Christian Pulisic pursue the ball in the first half of USMNT” international friendly soccer match. APThere had already been questions surrounding Pulisic’s availability going into the match after it was revealed he had been dealing with some swelling in his ankle last week.
Pulisic did not start Friday’s friendly against Ecuador, but he did check into the game in the 73rd minute and did not appear to have any limitations during his brief appearance in the match.
“Christian participated in the training session, the reaction after 20 minutes of playing [on Friday] was good,” Pochettino said during a news conference on Monday.
“He reacted very well [and the] hope [is] that tomorrow he can be available. We have to wait today [to see] the reaction, too, but much better than when he arrived.






