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Christian Pulisic leads USA to impressive World Cup warm-up win against Senegal

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The United States secured an encouraging 3-2 victory over Senegal in a World Cup warm-up friendly on Sunday, with Christian Pulisic delivering a standout performance, scoring once and assisting another, before Folarin Balogun netted the decisive second-half winner.

Sergino Dest opened the scoring for the hosts just seven minutes in, converting a cross from Pulisic.

Pulisic then extended the lead in the 20th minute, demonstrating composure to finish from a tight angle after skillfully navigating past the goalkeeper.

This marked Pulisic’s first goal across all competitions since December and his first for the national team since November 2024. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino lauded the AC Milan winger’s first-half display.

“I think now we need to try to extend until 90 minutes. Happy for him also because after the long time, or few months, he scored again and this is important for our players,” Pochettino told reporters.

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Pochettino was happy with his team's performance against Senegal
Pochettino was happy with his team’s performance against Senegal (Getty)

Senegal, however, pulled one back just before halftime when captain Sadio Mane capitalized on a swift counter-attack, finishing expertly after Habib Diarra’s through ball dissected the American defense.

Folarin Balogun saw an early second-half effort disallowed for offside, and moments later, Mane struck again, leveling the score in the 52nd minute after a defensive miscue.

Yet, the AS Monaco striker redeemed himself just past the hour mark, confidently meeting Tim Weah’s cross to restore the lead and secure the win for Pochettino’s squad.

The US, who are set to co-host the upcoming World Cup with Canada and Mexico, have one final warm-up fixture against Germany on Saturday before commencing their Group D campaign against Paraguay on June 12. Pochettino’s side will then go on to face Australia and Turkey in their group as they aim to qualify for the knockout rounds on home soil.

“It’s true that today is not an official game and doesn’t count (for) points but it’s important to get good feelings. We are still a little bit short in our preparation but I think we are going in a good direction,” Pochettino commented.

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Senegal will kick off their Group I matches against France on June 16, followed by encounters with Iraq and Norway.

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MJF makes bold prediction for blockbuster title match on AEW Dynamite

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AEW World Champion MJF has once again drawn eyeballs online, this time by making a bold prediction for a massive title match on upcoming Dynamite.

MJF is back on top in AEW after winning back the World Championship at Double or Nothing 2026. The Salt of the Earth became a 3-time Champion at the pay-per-view by reclaiming the title he lost to Darby Allin at Dynamite: Spring BreakThru in April. On Dynamite+Collision last Wednesday, MJF held a title celebration that was first interrupted by Mark Briscoe, then by LFI star Rush. As things played out, Friedman accepted the latter’s challenge, set for next week’s edition of the Flagship show. Now, ahead of the bout, Friedman has made a bold prediction for his championship defense.

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Taking to X, Maxwell once again took shots at Rush for being a fake tough guy before declaring that their match on Dynamite will last 25 seconds at best.

“I wake up every morning trying to process how disrespectful @rushtoroblanco is for even THINKING he’s a tough guy. I grew up in the mean streets of Long Island, Pal! This match will last 25 seconds tops,” MJF wrote.

Check out his X post below:

MJF on what will happen if he leaves AEW

Time and again, MJF has declared that AEW is his company and that he loves being part of the setup. However, the arrogant star has always maintained that it’s his star power that puts Tony Khan’s promotion on the pedestal it currently enjoys. Friedman’s arrogance was on full display during his recent Q&A with the Hollywood Reporter, where he outright said that All Elite Wrestling will d*e if he leaves the promotion.

“It d*es. It d*es probably a fast — not even a slow and painful death. And that’s OK, you know. I love AEW, I love everybody that works there, but, like I said, I can’t be in the position I’m in without having the pass the ball, but if they couldn’t pass the ball back to me? Jesus Christ. God bless ’em. I’m the most-important piece of the puzzle,” said MJF [H/T: hollywoodreporter.com.]

It will be interesting to see whether MJF will eventually leave the Jacksonville-based promotion for a move to WWE or a full-time Hollywood career.

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