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When the United States faces off against Turkey in their final group stage game on Thursday night, will Christian Pulisic be on the field?
If the Team USA star had his way, the answer would be "yes."
"I'm feeling good. I joined the team the last couple days and yeah, I'm hoping to play a part in [Thursday] for sure," he told reporters before admitting he likely wouldn't be able to play for a full 90 minutes as he works his way back from a calf injury.
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"Obviously, not a good chance I'll probably go and play 90 right away normally after you come back and miss a game, but we'll see," he said.
So will he play?
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Head coach Mauricio Pochettino didn't declare one way or another if Pulisic would play, but admitted the team is still deciding if he'd be in the starting lineup or coming off the bench – if he plays at all.
"We need to decide if it's possible to play from the beginning or be on the bench and have the possibility to maybe to play in the second half," Pochettino said about Pulisic. "That is the situation."
The United States and Turkey kick off at 10 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on Fox, Telemundo and Fox One.
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