Pulisic: US still has 'a lot of work left' after draw

AL KHOR, Qatar -- United States midfielder Christian Pulisic said helium hoped his side's show successful a 0-0 gully with Group B favorites England "made a batch of radical proud" backmost successful the US, but besides acknowledged that helium and his teammates person "got a batch of enactment near to do."

The effect leaves the US successful 3rd spot successful Group B, 2 points down leaders England and a constituent down Iran, who defeated Wales 2-0 earlier connected Friday. The US faces Iran successful its radical signifier finale connected Tuesday.

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It was a crippled wherever England had much possessions, but the US created the amended chances, with Pulisic rattling the barroom with a changeable successful the archetypal half. England did enactment the Americans nether unit astatine times successful the 2nd half, but the US defense, ably marshaled by Tim Ream, held firm.

"A draw's not the worst thing, but I felt similar determination were stretches of wherever we showed assurance and had a batch of the play, and created chances, and adjacent could person won the game" Pulisic said.

"But each successful all, I thought we managed it rather well."

The crippled had been hyped arsenic an accidental for the US to amusement it could spell toe-to-toe with 1 of the game's heavyweights. Pulisic feels the US did that to a degree, but helium knows reaching the knockout rounds volition bash adjacent much to triumph implicit caller fans.

"Everyone backmost location watching, I anticipation we made a batch of radical proud," helium said. "But the occupation isn't adjacent adjacent to done, truthful we've got a batch of enactment near to do."

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US manager Gregg Berhalter echoed galore of Pulisic's sentiments, saying his broadside delivered a "disciplined performance."

The US present goes into its last radical crippled with Iran knowing it needs a triumph to beforehand to the World Cup knockout stages for the 5th clip since 1994.

"The last merchandise inactive could beryllium better... I'm wide pleased with the show of the group, astir importantly the content of this radical due to the fact that that ne'er wavered," Berhalter said.

"What I saw pre-game was a squad that was highly focused connected getting results. In the end, it sets up our archetypal knockout crippled of this World Cup and that's going to beryllium a absorption of ours.

"We played with a ton of tone but we're going to person to beryllium up for it [against Iran]. We privation a accidental to advance... We cognize it's going to beryllium a hard game, and I'm looking guardant to the opportunity."

Of interest for the US is that it is inactive struggling to marque the astir of its chances, with Weston McKennie missing a wide unfastened accidental successful the archetypal half.

Berhalter said helium was blessed with the positions his squad got into, but noted, "It's hard to people goals."

Information from Reuters was utilized successful this report.