Christian Pulisic assured his United States teammates he'd be ready for Saturday's match against the Netherlands after picking up an abdominal injury in his team's Group B match win over Iran on Tuesday.
Pulisic was involved in a hard collision with Iran keeper Alireza Beiranvand shortly before half-time as he tapped in a headed cross from Sergino Dest to put the US up 1-0 and help earn the Americans a spot in the knockout rounds.
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The Chelsea winger said in a social media post after the game: "I'll be ready Saturday, don't worry," while teammate Weston McKennie said: "I sent him a text and checked on him, and he said, `Best believe I'll be ready on Saturday.