Despite Pulisic's absence, U.S. tops Australia to advance to World Cup knockout round

The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday.

Despite Pulisic's absence, U.S. tops Australia to advance to World Cup knockout round

TL;DR

  • The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup.
  • They defeated Australia 2-0.
  • Forward Christian Pulisic was absent due to injury.