{"id":13468,"date":"2026-07-10T10:51:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tanja7.com\/en\/?p=13468"},"modified":"2026-07-10T10:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:51:44","slug":"us-star-christian-pulisic-suffers-leg-fracture-in-world-cup-defeat-against-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tanja7.com\/en\/13468","title":{"rendered":"US star Christian Pulisic suffers leg fracture in World Cup defeat against Belgium."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Pulisic, the U.S. soccer star, sustained a fractured right leg during the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-united-states-belgium-score-0325e8102be7a88e852079deffd70ca0\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\">Americans&#8217; World Cup defeat to Belgium<\/a><\/span> and will be out for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Diagnosis from the U.S. Soccer Federation on Thursday revealed that Pulisic has a bone bruise and a microfracture in his tibia and fibula, identified after an X-ray and MRI on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>If the U.S. had progressed in the tournament, he would have been unable to participate further.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic is anticipated to return to training ahead of AC Milan\u2019s Serie A opener against Torino on August 23.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">During the match, Pulisic collided with Belgian captain<\/span> Youri Tielemans while attempting a shot in the 52nd minute of Monday\u2019s 4-1 round-of-16 loss in Seattle. He continued playing but was visibly limping, leading to Sebastian Berhalter substituting him in the 59th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic did not score during the World Cup, having missed one of the Americans\u2019 five matches due to a calf injury and leaving two other games early. He has a total of 30 goals in 90 international appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Turning 28 in September, Pulisic is entering his fourth season with AC Milan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian Pulisic, the U.S. soccer star, sustained a fractured right leg during the Americans&#8217; World Cup defeat to Belgium and will be out for several weeks. 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