Christian Pulisic says he feels '100%' ahead of Team USA's final World Cup group stage match against Türkiye

Sports analyst Dan Dakich previews the USA vs. Australia FIFA World Cup match, addressing concerns over star Christian Pulisic's calf injury. Dakich highlights Australia's strong team, noting their improved performance since a coaching change, making them a dangerous opponent. He emphasizes the importance of the U.S. team's readiness for this critical knockout stage game, and also touches on the US Open golf tournament.

Team USA’s last group stage match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup doesn’t matter in terms of winning Group D – they’ve already done it after victories in their first two matches against Paraguay and Australia.

But the status of Christian Pulisic remains a topic of conversation for the USMNT, as he didn’t play against Australia after suffering a calf injury that kept him out of the second half of their opening match against Paraguay.

But Pulisic told FOX Sports’ Jenny Taft just how he’s felt in the practices leading up to the final group stage match against Türkiye.

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Christian Pulisic had an assist in the first half of the USMNT World Cup opener against Paraguay. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images)

"Yeah, I’m feeling great. I think the team’s feeling great. I’ve been able to join the team the last few days, and I’m feeling healthy and ready to go for this game," he said.

That’s certainly a good thing to hear for the USMNT, and even more so when Pulisic answered Taft’s follow-up question: Is he 100%?

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"Yeah, I would say so," he responded. "I would say definitely yesterday I felt very close, and I would say 100%."

The question now becomes whether head coach Mauricio Pochettino wants to risk playing Pulisic in a game that means nothing in