
<p>Mauricio Pochettino had to do without his best player against Australia. But Ricardo Pepi helped the Americans build attacks in different ways</p><p>Once it was clear that Christian Pulisic’s calf could keep him out of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/19/usa-australia-world-cup-2026-group-d-match-report">Friday’s match against Australia</a>, Mauricio Pochettino had a lot o
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