“I feel good things coming.”Malik Tillman consoles Christian Pulisic during the USA’s loss to Portugal (Rich von Biberstein / Icon Sportswire / Getty Images)Pulisic has been in a similar position leading into a World Cup before. He went five U.S. games without a goal leading into the Qatar World Cup, and the U.S. was blanked in its last two friendlies before the tournament. “And at the end of the day, we go in, we have a great World Cup, (September) is all behind us. I’m gonna attack it head on. After Pochettino names his final World Cup squad on May 26, the U.S. will face Senegal and Germany in its last dress rehearsals before the results truly count.

Source: International New York Times April 01, 2026 17:58 UTC