Neither played in the 2-0 loss to Japan on Friday in which Coach Gregg Berhalter admitted “we got our butts kicked,” but they will be in the lineup for Tuesday’s match against Saudi Arabia.
Christian Pulisic and Ricardo Pepi will join the U.S. starting lineup for the Americans’ last World Cup warmup against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after Coach Gregg Berhalter admitted “we got our butts kicked” by Japan last week., a match Pulisic missed because of an unspecified injury.
While Berhalter said he expects his side to get back up to speed against Saudi Arabia, he said the Japan match is also a lesson he will factor in when the players arrive in Qatar and begin their final preparations ahead of the World Cup. For players, a trip to the World Cup is a highlight of their careers, leading to intense pressure to make the roster.
“Do I think that we have the best players in each position identified? Yes. Do I think they’re all going to be available for start of the World Cup? I don’t know,” Berhalter said. “And that’s just what every international manager will be dealing with right now. We’ll be holding our breaths, hoping that that’s the case. But even in this camp, we’re missing five starters. So it just is what it is. And you got to roll with it. And you can’t use it as an excuse.
Pepi ended a 30-match, 345-day scoreless streak for club and country when he scored his first goal for Groningen on Sept. 17.
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