{"id":1665,"date":"2026-05-31T22:33:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1665"},"modified":"2026-05-31T22:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T22:33:17","slug":"christian-pulisic-ends-scoring-drought-us-mens-national-team-beats-senegal-in-world-cup-warmup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1665","title":{"rendered":"Christian Pulisic ends scoring drought, US men\u2019s national team beats Senegal in World Cup warmup"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2014 Christian Pulisic ended a five-month scoring drought for club and country with his first international goal since November 2024, Folarin Balogun broke a second-half tie and the United States beat Senegal 3-2 Sunday in the Americans\u2019 next-to-last World Cup warmup match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1663\">Marta Kostyuk upsets four-time champion Iga Swiatek in fourth round at French Open<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Pulisic set up Sergi\u00f1o Dest\u2019s opener in the seventh minute, then made it 2-0 off a Ricardo Pepi pass in the 20th. Pulisic took a touch, rounded goalkeeper Mory Diaw and slotted into an open net from a tight angle for his 33rd goal in 85 international appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>ALREADY A GOAL AND AN ASSIST FOR PULISIC!#USMNT x @VW pic.twitter.com\/GC1S2Fqml7<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Soccer Men&#8217;s National Team (@USMNT) May 31, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The top American player, Pulisic had finished his AC Milan season scoreless in a career-high 19 club games since Dec. 28 and was without a goal eight straight US matches. Pulisic ran to a corner flag, dropped to his knees, and repeatedly pumped his fists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sadio Man\u00e9 scored twice following American mistakes, extending his Senegal record with 54 international goals. He beat goalkeeper Matt Turner at the far post in the 44th off a Habib Diarra pass that followed Antonee Robinson\u2019s giveaway, then tapped the ball into the net in the 52nd after Nicolas Jackson had lifted it over onrushing goalkeeper Chris Brady.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Why do NFL owners want to host World Cup games? It\u2019s not for the revenue.<\/div>\n<p><span>Brady entered among 10 US changes at the start of the second half in his international debut.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Balogun, another second-half sub, had a goal disallowed for offside in the 49th, then got his ninth international goal in the 63rd after Tim Weah\u2019s cross deflected off a foot of Moustapha Mbow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1661\">Historic win for Duxbury girls, Mohoric paces Newburyport boys to Division 4 outdoor track championship<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A FINE FINISH FROM FOLARIN!#USMNT x @VW pic.twitter.com\/VxtzBaGTVW<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Soccer Men&#8217;s National Team (@USMNT) May 31, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The No. 16 US plays 10th-ranked Germany on June 6, six days before the Americans open the tournament against Paraguay. No. 14 Senegal faces Saudi Arabia in a June 9 friendly and start against France on June 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The American starting lineup averaged 44 international appearances, the team\u2019s highest since the October 2017 loss at Trinidad and Tobago that ended the US streak of seven straight World Cup appearances, according to Opta.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>NFL stadium conversions to grass for World Cup proves challenging, especially at indoor venues<\/div>\n<p><span>Turner, the American starting goalkeeper at the 2022 World Cup and the current Revolution goalie, made just his second US appearance since a 4-0 loss to Switzerland last June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the absence of Chris Richards, sidelined by an ankle injury, the US started Alex Freeman, Mark McKenzie, and captain Tim Ream in a three center back formation. Gio Reyna made his first start for club or country since Dec. 19.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1659\">Seventh-inning surge gives Red Sox game and series win over Guardians<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulisic also assisted on a goal from Sergi\u00f1o Dest before Folarin Balogun scored the game-winner in the second half.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Christian Pulisic ends scoring drought, US men\u2019s national team beats Senegal in World Cup warmup - 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