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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Christian Pulisic trained apart from his U.S. teammates on Wednesday for the third straight day because of his calf injury, increasing concerns about his availability to face Australia on Friday in the Americans\u2019 second game of the World Cup.<\/p>\n

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Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans\u2019 4-1 victory over Paraguay last week, but came off at halftime after feeling stiffness from a calf injury incurred in training. He hasn\u2019t worked out with his teammates this week at their training base in Orange County, instead doing individual work largely in the gym.<\/p>\n

Pulisic didn\u2019t work out on the grass at all Tuesday, but the AC Milan attacker took the field at Great Park with trainers and did ball drills on Wednesday. He tested out his left leg while wearing a compression sleeve on his calf during the 15 minutes of practice open to media.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really hoping that Christian is going to be back for the game, of course,\u201d said Brenden Aaronson, one of Pulisic\u2019s potential replacements. \u201cI don\u2019t really know what\u2019s going on in particular, but we know that he\u2019s going to give us his all to get back in the team and be there for the game, so we\u2019ll see. We\u2019re really excited to see what the deal is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pulisic is the U.S. team\u2019s most accomplished player and the lynchpin of their offensive attack. His playmaking and ball skills down the left side led directly to Paraguay\u2019s own-goal in the opening minutes last Friday, and he added an assist on Folarin Balogun\u2019s first goal.<\/p>\n

His absence could hinder a team coming off its nation\u2019s highest-scoring World Cup performance with a wave of momentum early in its home World Cup. But Pulisic\u2019s teammates are confident he\u2019ll do everything possible to play \u2014 and they also feel the team\u2019s depth could sustain them in this potentially physical matchup with the Socceroos in Seattle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve still got a couple of days to see where he\u2019s at,\u201d U.S. left back Antonee Robinson said. \u201dThankfully we\u2019ve got a lot of boys on the bench who are eager to get involved with helping the team with a lot of quality. It\u2019s a long tournament. If we don\u2019t have (Pulisic) for the game, then we need to make sure we have him for the rest of the way, because we\u2019re going to need him. We\u2019re going to need everyone. But hopefully we have him (Friday).\u201d<\/p>\n

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino would have several capable options as a replacement for Pulisic, although none has the star\u2019s resume. Starting midfielder Weston McKennie, who had an outstanding game against Paraguay, could ramp up his responsibility as well.<\/p>\n

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The top two options appear to be Aaronson, a solid Premier League winger who had four goals and five assists for Leeds last season, and Marseilles forward Tim Weah, who can impact a game with his speed on either wing.<\/p>\n

Both players are hoping Pulisic will be healthy enough to keep his place in the lineup, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cChristian, for me, is one of the top five wingers in the world,\u201d Weah said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of my favorite players to watch. Being able to play alongside him for a long time has been amazing. Just the little things that he does, he\u2019s such a humble player. I think you get caught up in a lot of the noise, but Christian is amazing. He showed it against Paraguay. His ability when he\u2019s able to be on the ball is amazing. It helps the team. I\u2019m super proud of him. Hopefully he\u2019ll be ready for Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pochettino\u2019s other options for offense include Gio Reyna, who scored the Americans\u2019 final goal against Paraguay and has provided moments of dynamic playmaking from the wing for the U.S.<\/p>\n

Sebastian Berhalter came on at halftime for Pulisic in the opener, while starting midfielder Malik Tillman raised his already impressive game in Pulisic\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like we were still threatening, still creating chances (in the second half),\u201d Robinson said. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t convert them going forward in the game until Gio scored at the end. Like I said, a lot of people are ready to step in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/fifa-world-cup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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