1 00:00:01,586 --> 00:00:02,896 You're watching "Pulisic" 2 00:00:02,965 --> 00:00:05,620 presented by Michelob Ultra. 3 00:00:05,689 --> 00:00:07,620 Also presented by Volkswagen. 4 00:00:07,689 --> 00:00:09,241 Pulisic! 5 00:00:12,827 --> 00:00:14,034 I'm gonna say a word 6 00:00:14,103 --> 00:00:16,034 and I'd love for you to tell me 7 00:00:16,103 --> 00:00:18,655 what comes to mind when you hear it. 8 00:00:18,724 --> 00:00:20,137 CONCACAF. 9 00:00:21,517 --> 00:00:23,551 Uh... 10 00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:25,586 CONCACAF, that's, uh-- 11 00:00:25,655 --> 00:00:27,586 Yeah, there's a lot you could say about that. 12 00:00:29,344 --> 00:00:32,172 In one word? Chaos. 13 00:00:32,241 --> 00:00:34,137 CONCACAF to me is a mystery. 14 00:00:34,206 --> 00:00:35,413 It's always been challenging. 15 00:00:35,482 --> 00:00:36,724 It's a lot, man. 16 00:00:36,793 --> 00:00:38,137 It's different playing down there. I'll say that. 17 00:00:38,206 --> 00:00:39,551 This is a crash course in CONCACAF. 18 00:00:39,620 --> 00:00:41,034 It's like a boxing match. 19 00:00:41,103 --> 00:00:42,413 12th round. 20 00:00:42,482 --> 00:00:44,827 I think it's an underappreciated federation. 21 00:00:44,896 --> 00:00:47,482 One that's probably not talked about very frequently, globally. 22 00:00:47,551 --> 00:00:49,068 Do you know what the acronym stands for? 23 00:00:49,137 --> 00:00:50,896 Yeah, I mean, let me look that up, actually. 24 00:00:50,965 --> 00:00:52,275 Cause I, you know, 25 00:00:52,344 --> 00:00:54,241 Confederation of North, Central America 26 00:00:54,310 --> 00:00:56,034 and Caribbean Association Football. 27 00:00:56,103 --> 00:00:58,482 Like the first and second, third and fourth, 28 00:00:58,551 --> 00:00:59,758 fifth and sixth, whatever letters, 29 00:00:59,827 --> 00:01:01,586 each stand for one of the regions. 30 00:01:01,655 --> 00:01:03,310 It's stupid. I don't know. 31 00:01:03,379 --> 00:01:05,517 It prepares players for everything. 32 00:01:05,586 --> 00:01:07,103 The conditions you're playing in, 33 00:01:07,172 --> 00:01:08,931 the temperatures, the crowds. 34 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,517 Denver's very hot on both sides right now. 35 00:01:10,586 --> 00:01:12,103 You know, I think it's probably 36 00:01:12,172 --> 00:01:13,551 one of the dirtiest regions as far 37 00:01:13,620 --> 00:01:15,172 as on the field and off of it. 38 00:01:15,241 --> 00:01:18,068 The issues we've had traditionally over the years 39 00:01:18,137 --> 00:01:19,517 playing away from home, 40 00:01:19,586 --> 00:01:21,724 the officiating, all of that. 41 00:01:21,793 --> 00:01:22,758 The atmosphere is gonna be different. 42 00:01:22,827 --> 00:01:24,413 The fans are gonna be against you. 43 00:01:24,482 --> 00:01:25,689 You know, it's definitely war. 44 00:01:26,793 --> 00:01:29,448 I played in some games in CONCACAF 45 00:01:29,517 --> 00:01:33,413 where I truly feel like I'm playing another sport at times. 46 00:01:33,482 --> 00:01:35,310 It can be the most sloppy, 47 00:01:36,344 --> 00:01:39,241 physical game that-- 48 00:01:39,310 --> 00:01:42,965 that feels like there's just, like, no rules at times. 49 00:01:43,034 --> 00:01:44,448 They were throwing beer on us 50 00:01:44,517 --> 00:01:46,103 and we went in the corner and celebrated, 51 00:01:46,172 --> 00:01:48,000 and Gio got hit with a bottle. 52 00:01:50,620 --> 00:01:51,896 It is an absolute shit show. 53 00:02:03,896 --> 00:02:06,068 This book will be finished when I return. 54 00:02:07,103 --> 00:02:10,172 That's a Christian guarantee. 55 00:02:11,344 --> 00:02:12,827 Can you imagine if the NFL 56 00:02:12,896 --> 00:02:14,758 just allowed all their best players 57 00:02:14,827 --> 00:02:16,965 to go home in the middle of the season 58 00:02:17,034 --> 00:02:19,586 across an ocean to play with another team? 59 00:02:19,655 --> 00:02:22,241 I got my cleats, running shoes. 60 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:23,931 All the travel and all the fatigue 61 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,482 and all the risk of injury, 62 00:02:25,551 --> 00:02:27,137 everything that goes along with that, 63 00:02:27,206 --> 00:02:30,448 it just doesn't happen outside of this sport. 64 00:02:32,275 --> 00:02:35,068 I travel two time zones and I-- I can't fall asleep. 65 00:02:35,137 --> 00:02:37,413 These guys are traveling across an ocean, 66 00:02:37,482 --> 00:02:38,965 playing at the very highest level 67 00:02:39,034 --> 00:02:40,896 and then often going back very quickly 68 00:02:40,965 --> 00:02:42,482 to do it on the weekends somewhere else. 69 00:02:42,551 --> 00:02:44,931 It is a hugely challenging thing to do. 70 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:45,862 And I will say it's also something 71 00:02:45,931 --> 00:02:48,275 that's just unique to football. 72 00:02:48,344 --> 00:02:49,862 How you feeling over there? 73 00:02:49,931 --> 00:02:50,931 I'm feeling good, man. 74 00:02:51,931 --> 00:02:53,137 Training's been tough. 75 00:02:53,206 --> 00:02:54,896 Balancing between club and country. 76 00:02:54,965 --> 00:02:56,000 It is a challenge, 77 00:02:56,068 --> 00:02:57,793 especially depending on where you play. 78 00:02:59,034 --> 00:03:00,103 And, you know, nobody cares about 79 00:03:00,172 --> 00:03:01,448 how far you have to travel. 80 00:03:01,517 --> 00:03:02,724 Nobody cares about the field conditions. 81 00:03:02,793 --> 00:03:03,724 Nobody cares about any of that. 82 00:03:03,793 --> 00:03:05,103 They want a result. 83 00:03:05,172 --> 00:03:07,551 And so I always found that to be a bit challenging. 84 00:03:07,620 --> 00:03:09,103 What's going on in here? 85 00:03:09,172 --> 00:03:11,172 To play with the national team, 86 00:03:11,241 --> 00:03:13,068 it can be tough, but truly, 87 00:03:13,137 --> 00:03:14,551 I wouldn't want it any other way. 88 00:03:14,620 --> 00:03:15,620 Ooh... 89 00:03:15,689 --> 00:03:16,931 I mean, this is just what it takes. 90 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,310 And obviously I've known a lot of those guys 91 00:03:18,379 --> 00:03:19,413 for so long as well. 92 00:03:19,482 --> 00:03:21,965 So, I mean, it's like going home 93 00:03:22,034 --> 00:03:23,068 and hanging out with your friends. 94 00:03:25,517 --> 00:03:27,206 I just gotta say. 95 00:03:27,275 --> 00:03:28,620 Yunus, how you doing? 96 00:03:30,724 --> 00:03:31,896 Yeah. 97 00:03:31,965 --> 00:03:33,068 When you're in the thick of games 98 00:03:33,137 --> 00:03:34,862 and you're physically tired, 99 00:03:34,931 --> 00:03:36,620 exhausted from all the travels, 100 00:03:36,689 --> 00:03:39,241 it's really easy to lose perspective and to think, 101 00:03:39,310 --> 00:03:41,793 you know, I'd rather get some rest than play. 102 00:03:41,862 --> 00:03:43,758 But then you know that 103 00:03:43,827 --> 00:03:45,827 if actually you wasn't selected to go to camp 104 00:03:45,896 --> 00:03:47,689 or you wasn't selected for the games, 105 00:03:47,758 --> 00:03:49,275 you would be sad about that, you know, 106 00:03:49,344 --> 00:03:51,344 so we definitely rather be going to the games 107 00:03:51,413 --> 00:03:53,827 and traveling to the U.S. and playing for the national team. 108 00:03:53,896 --> 00:03:55,137 It's a great privilege and great honor. 109 00:03:55,206 --> 00:03:57,137 Pulisic for Aronson. 110 00:03:57,206 --> 00:03:58,413 Back towards Christian Pulisic. 111 00:03:58,482 --> 00:04:00,551 Across goal... put in by Musah! 112 00:04:00,620 --> 00:04:01,965 The first goal! 113 00:04:04,586 --> 00:04:06,034 Mr-- Mr. Musah, 114 00:04:06,103 --> 00:04:07,379 what do you have to say for yourself after that? 115 00:04:07,448 --> 00:04:09,000 What's the feeling like to actually--? 116 00:04:14,034 --> 00:04:17,517 Whenever you have 26 guys on a roster 117 00:04:17,586 --> 00:04:19,862 that all have that same mentality, 118 00:04:19,931 --> 00:04:21,551 that all have that connection, 119 00:04:21,620 --> 00:04:24,000 that all understand the assignment, 120 00:04:24,068 --> 00:04:25,827 you don't just see them as teammates, 121 00:04:25,896 --> 00:04:27,655 you see them as brothers. 122 00:04:27,724 --> 00:04:30,758 And that's what makes it even more enjoyable, 123 00:04:30,827 --> 00:04:32,379 to stand up for each other, 124 00:04:32,448 --> 00:04:34,275 to fight for each other. 125 00:04:34,344 --> 00:04:36,379 Ah, man, when we're-- when we're all together 126 00:04:36,448 --> 00:04:37,862 for national team, it's amazing. 127 00:04:37,931 --> 00:04:39,655 It's a great vibe. I mean, we're all brothers. 128 00:04:39,724 --> 00:04:42,068 I think a lot of us have known each other for-- for years, 129 00:04:42,137 --> 00:04:44,068 so having that bond is very special. 130 00:04:44,137 --> 00:04:46,241 I mean, it's just like one big family, 131 00:04:46,310 --> 00:04:48,551 and it brings out the energy and the vibe. 132 00:04:48,620 --> 00:04:50,482 So, yeah, we have fun, for sure. 133 00:04:57,448 --> 00:05:00,000 Well, thank you all for being here today. 134 00:05:00,068 --> 00:05:03,689 And I think I speak for all of us at U.S. Soccer 135 00:05:03,758 --> 00:05:07,000 when I say that this is a great day for U.S. Soccer. 136 00:05:07,068 --> 00:05:09,586 You know, my whole motivation 137 00:05:09,655 --> 00:05:13,896 to take that position in 2017 138 00:05:13,965 --> 00:05:16,137 was to qualify the team for the World Cup, 139 00:05:16,206 --> 00:05:18,655 and I-- I failed. 140 00:05:18,724 --> 00:05:22,793 And I felt that the right thing to do was to resign. 141 00:05:24,103 --> 00:05:26,275 We are thrilled, absolutely thrilled, 142 00:05:26,344 --> 00:05:28,000 to welcome Gregg Berhalter 143 00:05:28,068 --> 00:05:30,758 as our new head coach for the U.S. Men's National Team. 144 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:33,275 You know, they just had arguably 145 00:05:33,344 --> 00:05:35,310 the biggest failure in the history of the program, 146 00:05:35,379 --> 00:05:37,103 and I think Bruce knew to step aside, 147 00:05:37,172 --> 00:05:38,655 and I think they needed some new blood. 148 00:05:38,724 --> 00:05:40,965 Thank you. Um, I first want to start 149 00:05:41,034 --> 00:05:42,931 by thanking Carlos Cordeiro 150 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,655 Ernie Stewart, and the board of directors 151 00:05:44,724 --> 00:05:46,448 for giving me this opportunity. 152 00:05:46,517 --> 00:05:48,103 I'm a product of U.S. Soccer. 153 00:05:48,172 --> 00:05:49,862 It means a tremendous amount 154 00:05:49,931 --> 00:05:51,827 to represent your country, 155 00:05:51,896 --> 00:05:53,689 and it was an opportunity that I said to myself, 156 00:05:53,758 --> 00:05:55,172 if I was offered the job, 157 00:05:55,241 --> 00:05:56,482 you know, I can't-- I can't turn it down. 158 00:05:56,551 --> 00:05:57,586 It's something I have to take. 159 00:06:00,103 --> 00:06:01,551 I think when I took the team over 160 00:06:01,620 --> 00:06:02,827 and there was a lot of negativity 161 00:06:02,896 --> 00:06:04,551 surrounding U.S. Soccer at the time. 162 00:06:04,620 --> 00:06:05,931 Let's go. Let's go, let's go! 163 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,931 It was obviously a great disappointment not qualifying. 164 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,586 And, you know, I think that, you know, 165 00:06:10,655 --> 00:06:12,068 a lot was put on Christian's shoulders 166 00:06:12,137 --> 00:06:13,965 that shouldn't have been put on his shoulders. 167 00:06:14,034 --> 00:06:16,517 And, you know, he was angry. 168 00:06:16,586 --> 00:06:17,793 Trinidad. 169 00:06:17,862 --> 00:06:20,137 I think it fueled me for sure 170 00:06:20,206 --> 00:06:22,206 to be in a World Cup that much more, 171 00:06:22,275 --> 00:06:24,862 to get back up and show a little more fight 172 00:06:24,931 --> 00:06:27,862 and have a moment where I was on the field afterwards and said, 173 00:06:27,931 --> 00:06:29,206 "You know what? Now we're going to the World Cup. 174 00:06:29,275 --> 00:06:30,758 This is-- this is real." 175 00:06:30,827 --> 00:06:33,862 Christian is now the one link, and there's that pain, 176 00:06:33,931 --> 00:06:36,241 the agony, the trauma, 177 00:06:36,310 --> 00:06:38,137 which for him, I think was deeply personal. 178 00:06:38,206 --> 00:06:40,413 A lot of understanding him 179 00:06:40,482 --> 00:06:41,862 is to understand what he feels 180 00:06:41,931 --> 00:06:43,517 when he pulls on a U.S. jersey. 181 00:06:43,586 --> 00:06:46,827 That pain and feeling, never again, never again. 182 00:06:46,896 --> 00:06:49,000 Pulisic, he's onside here! 183 00:06:49,068 --> 00:06:51,655 He can finish, and he does finish. 184 00:06:51,724 --> 00:06:53,931 That's the first time he scored 185 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,689 for the new coach Berhalter. 186 00:06:55,758 --> 00:06:57,448 If you look at the team in 2019, 187 00:06:57,517 --> 00:07:00,310 we were intentional about how we're gonna have players around 188 00:07:00,379 --> 00:07:01,827 that understood the culture 189 00:07:01,896 --> 00:07:03,517 of playing for the U.S. Men's National Team 190 00:07:03,586 --> 00:07:04,827 and understood what it was like to compete 191 00:07:04,896 --> 00:07:06,103 in international soccer. 192 00:07:06,172 --> 00:07:07,724 But it was pretty clear 193 00:07:07,793 --> 00:07:09,172 that Christian was gonna be the guy 194 00:07:09,241 --> 00:07:10,724 that you build the team around. 195 00:07:11,896 --> 00:07:13,448 Pulisic on it, onto his right foot-- 196 00:07:13,517 --> 00:07:15,448 Pulisic, shot, goal! 197 00:07:15,517 --> 00:07:18,413 Christian Pulisic with goal number 16. 198 00:07:18,482 --> 00:07:20,275 You know, for a player like Christian, 199 00:07:20,344 --> 00:07:22,620 who grew up in the sport intensely focused 200 00:07:22,689 --> 00:07:24,793 on representing the United States at the World Cup, 201 00:07:24,862 --> 00:07:27,551 and having come so painfully close in 2017 202 00:07:27,620 --> 00:07:29,000 at such a young age, 203 00:07:29,068 --> 00:07:31,103 it had to be a harsh reminder that despite 204 00:07:31,172 --> 00:07:32,827 years of success in his lifetime, 205 00:07:32,896 --> 00:07:37,137 just getting there was no easy task for the U.S. 206 00:07:37,206 --> 00:07:41,103 And that's simply because of how World Cup qualifying works. 207 00:07:41,172 --> 00:07:43,275 So it goes like this. 208 00:07:43,344 --> 00:07:44,862 There are different regions throughout the world. 209 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:47,517 Each region has a designated number of teams 210 00:07:47,586 --> 00:07:49,000 who qualify for the World Cup. 211 00:07:49,068 --> 00:07:53,344 They are Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe, 212 00:07:53,413 --> 00:07:55,793 South America, and then this crazy region 213 00:07:55,862 --> 00:07:57,379 that we call CONCACAF. 214 00:07:57,448 --> 00:07:59,931 So if you're the U.S., like it or not, 215 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,448 if you want to go to the World Cup, 216 00:08:01,517 --> 00:08:03,137 you have to go through CONCACAF, 217 00:08:03,206 --> 00:08:05,862 which is a region that has historically been dominated 218 00:08:05,931 --> 00:08:07,448 by one country, 219 00:08:07,517 --> 00:08:11,413 which is America's most bitter rival, Mexico. 220 00:08:13,068 --> 00:08:15,689 Mexico! Mexico! Rah, rah, rah! 221 00:08:15,758 --> 00:08:17,965 You know, traditionally in CONCACAF, 222 00:08:18,034 --> 00:08:20,275 meaning prior to, you know, the mid-90s, 223 00:08:20,344 --> 00:08:22,689 it was Mexico, you know, only Mexico. 224 00:08:22,758 --> 00:08:26,275 Goal! 225 00:08:26,344 --> 00:08:29,413 Gol de Mexico! 226 00:08:29,482 --> 00:08:33,310 Mexico is a completely soccer-devoted nation. 227 00:08:33,379 --> 00:08:34,965 So just to give you an idea 228 00:08:35,034 --> 00:08:37,068 of how rough it was for the United States 229 00:08:37,137 --> 00:08:39,310 between the 1950s and the 1960s, 230 00:08:39,379 --> 00:08:43,137 the U.S. played Mexico eight times in World Cup qualifiers. 231 00:08:43,206 --> 00:08:44,620 Somehow, by some miracle, 232 00:08:44,689 --> 00:08:47,448 the United States pulled off two draws. 233 00:08:47,517 --> 00:08:52,000 The other six games were pummelings by Mexico. 234 00:08:53,275 --> 00:08:54,827 I think the years of going at it 235 00:08:54,896 --> 00:08:57,655 have just made this rivalry, like, insane. 236 00:08:57,724 --> 00:09:00,034 We respect Mexico to this day, for sure. 237 00:09:00,103 --> 00:09:01,862 I mean, they have so much talent. 238 00:09:01,931 --> 00:09:04,103 They'll always have a really great fan base, 239 00:09:04,172 --> 00:09:05,344 especially when you play down there. 240 00:09:05,413 --> 00:09:08,103 But also in most places in America, too. 241 00:09:08,172 --> 00:09:09,482 Even if you play them, you're going to get 242 00:09:09,551 --> 00:09:10,827 a really good Mexican crowd. 243 00:09:10,896 --> 00:09:12,344 Even at home. It's tough. 244 00:09:12,413 --> 00:09:14,241 I mean, back then U.S. Soccer said, you know, 245 00:09:14,310 --> 00:09:16,413 we're gonna play our home game in the LA Coliseum. 246 00:09:16,482 --> 00:09:17,965 And I said, "Why would we do that?" 247 00:09:18,034 --> 00:09:20,000 And they said, "We're going to have 90,000 people 248 00:09:20,068 --> 00:09:21,275 and we make a lot of money." 249 00:09:21,344 --> 00:09:23,862 And I said, "Isn't the idea to beat them?" 250 00:09:23,931 --> 00:09:25,241 And that's when we started Columbus. 251 00:09:26,689 --> 00:09:28,137 Here's Diskerud. 252 00:09:28,206 --> 00:09:29,344 Oh, playing to the-- 253 00:09:29,413 --> 00:09:31,793 And Landon Donovan makes it two! 254 00:09:31,862 --> 00:09:33,793 It's that score line again. 255 00:09:33,862 --> 00:09:37,724 Columbus, 2-0, USA over Mexico. 256 00:09:37,793 --> 00:09:40,551 It's dos a cero, again. 257 00:09:40,620 --> 00:09:42,000 We played in Columbus, Ohio, 258 00:09:42,068 --> 00:09:45,482 and that was the start of the 2-0 victories over Mexico. 259 00:09:45,551 --> 00:09:48,448 For sure, there's more confidence nowadays, obviously, 260 00:09:48,517 --> 00:09:49,724 having some good results, but, you know, 261 00:09:49,793 --> 00:09:51,448 it's-- it's good to go into games with confidence 262 00:09:51,517 --> 00:09:53,379 and believe that we're gonna beat them. 263 00:10:04,586 --> 00:10:05,793 Quick, hurry, we gotta go. 264 00:10:05,862 --> 00:10:07,275 We gotta go. 265 00:10:07,344 --> 00:10:09,000 You know, everyone's different, right? 266 00:10:09,068 --> 00:10:11,275 Every player is different in terms of 267 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:14,172 what responsibility, what pressure they want. 268 00:10:14,241 --> 00:10:15,931 Christian's a superstar. 269 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,206 Point blank period. 270 00:10:17,275 --> 00:10:19,724 I think once you start to embrace it, 271 00:10:19,793 --> 00:10:22,862 doesn't necessarily feel like pressure. 272 00:10:22,931 --> 00:10:25,275 You can start to really just thrive in the moment 273 00:10:25,344 --> 00:10:27,206 and enjoy what you're doing, recognizing that, yes, 274 00:10:27,275 --> 00:10:28,793 there is going to be a trickle-down effect. 275 00:10:28,862 --> 00:10:30,862 And yes, there are millions and millions of people 276 00:10:30,931 --> 00:10:33,103 who are expecting something of me 277 00:10:33,172 --> 00:10:35,103 and anticipating me to do something. 278 00:10:35,172 --> 00:10:38,172 And you know, nothing comes easy, 279 00:10:38,241 --> 00:10:39,586 nothing's given to you. 280 00:10:39,655 --> 00:10:41,448 You gotta claw, you gotta scrap. 281 00:10:41,517 --> 00:10:44,241 You gotta be prepared for the unpredictable. 282 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,965 And be ready to rise to the occasion 283 00:10:46,034 --> 00:10:47,482 when your name is called upon. 284 00:10:48,586 --> 00:10:49,448 Here we go, guys. 285 00:10:49,517 --> 00:10:51,034 Right? What are we here for? 286 00:10:51,103 --> 00:10:53,068 Change the way the world views American soccer. 287 00:10:53,137 --> 00:10:56,103 2022 will be the year that we can do that. 288 00:10:56,172 --> 00:10:58,448 Well, the mandate was to qualify for the next World Cup. 289 00:10:58,517 --> 00:10:59,517 That was the mandate. 290 00:10:59,586 --> 00:11:01,068 And it was something where we had to, 291 00:11:01,137 --> 00:11:03,310 you know, get through that first year 292 00:11:03,379 --> 00:11:05,551 and then start integrating guys 293 00:11:05,620 --> 00:11:06,931 in the second year 294 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,068 to get a team ready to qualify 295 00:11:09,137 --> 00:11:10,931 and then compete in the World Cup. 296 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:12,517 You know, we're at a point now 297 00:11:12,586 --> 00:11:15,137 where we have so many young American players 298 00:11:15,206 --> 00:11:17,517 that are doing well in Europe, playing at big clubs. 299 00:11:17,586 --> 00:11:22,206 Yunus and Christian and Timmy and Weston and Tyler 300 00:11:22,275 --> 00:11:25,448 and Antonee Robinson and Sergino Dest and Ricardo Pepi. 301 00:11:25,517 --> 00:11:26,793 I mean, it goes on and on, right? 302 00:11:26,862 --> 00:11:28,689 But when you have talent like that, 303 00:11:28,758 --> 00:11:30,172 what it means is we can compete. 304 00:11:31,275 --> 00:11:33,862 Mexico topped the CONCACAF qualifying group. 305 00:11:33,931 --> 00:11:38,586 A U.S. win would see Berhalter's men leapfrog El Tri. 306 00:11:38,655 --> 00:11:39,896 USA! USA! 307 00:11:39,965 --> 00:11:41,379 There was a moment we saw 308 00:11:41,448 --> 00:11:43,241 where it was clear that this was 309 00:11:43,310 --> 00:11:45,068 no longer the kid in tears on that pitch 310 00:11:45,137 --> 00:11:46,310 in Trinidad and Tobago, 311 00:11:46,379 --> 00:11:48,137 but now he's the leader of a team. 312 00:11:48,206 --> 00:11:50,551 A team that has traditionally struggled, 313 00:11:50,620 --> 00:11:52,241 quite frankly, with respect. 314 00:11:52,310 --> 00:11:54,344 respect from countries, from media, 315 00:11:54,413 --> 00:11:56,000 fans all around the world, 316 00:11:56,068 --> 00:11:57,655 but also a team that has struggled 317 00:11:57,724 --> 00:11:59,413 for respect in the region, 318 00:11:59,482 --> 00:12:02,862 especially from their arch rival, from Mexico. 319 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:04,344 You know, some of those comments 320 00:12:04,413 --> 00:12:05,655 that we had heard from Mexico 321 00:12:05,724 --> 00:12:07,206 right before that qualifying game, 322 00:12:07,275 --> 00:12:08,482 they just didn't sit right with me. 323 00:12:15,931 --> 00:12:17,275 I just felt like saying, you know what? 324 00:12:17,344 --> 00:12:19,517 We had had some good results recently against you guys. 325 00:12:19,586 --> 00:12:21,172 We don't want to be you guys. 326 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:23,000 We're creating our own thing over here. 327 00:12:24,482 --> 00:12:26,620 CONCACAF's collision of heavyweights, 328 00:12:26,689 --> 00:12:28,241 the ultimate rivalry 329 00:12:28,310 --> 00:12:30,827 backed by fervent support. 330 00:12:30,896 --> 00:12:33,586 The night when senses are sharpened, 331 00:12:33,655 --> 00:12:35,448 tensions are heightened. 332 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:39,689 I remember Aaron Long speaking to him, 333 00:12:39,758 --> 00:12:42,103 and he's like, what if we just, like, wrote 334 00:12:42,172 --> 00:12:44,068 "Man in the mirror" on a shirt? 335 00:12:44,137 --> 00:12:45,620 And everyone was like, it would be crazy 336 00:12:45,689 --> 00:12:47,655 if Christian put that on a T-shirt. 337 00:12:47,724 --> 00:12:49,793 And Christian was like, light bulb. 338 00:12:51,068 --> 00:12:53,103 On comes the prodigal son. 339 00:12:53,172 --> 00:12:54,931 Just over 20 minutes to play. 340 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,931 Sure enough, you know, one of my first touches, 341 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:58,551 I came into the game and scored and, 342 00:12:58,620 --> 00:13:01,758 you know, gave us the lead in a big qualifying game. 343 00:13:01,827 --> 00:13:03,000 And where does Weah-- 344 00:13:03,068 --> 00:13:04,448 Going well! 345 00:13:04,517 --> 00:13:07,655 Christian Pulisic with a decisive moment 346 00:13:07,724 --> 00:13:08,827 against the old enemy 347 00:13:08,896 --> 00:13:10,931 in a World Cup qualifier. 348 00:13:13,413 --> 00:13:15,137 I think, especially in soccer, man, 349 00:13:15,206 --> 00:13:17,034 scoring, you know, it can be such a big moment. 350 00:13:17,103 --> 00:13:18,965 And I feel like after my career, 351 00:13:19,034 --> 00:13:20,275 those are kind of some of the moments 352 00:13:20,344 --> 00:13:21,724 that I'm going to look back and goals 353 00:13:21,793 --> 00:13:22,931 that I'm going to remember the most. 354 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:26,000 I mean, the "man in the mirror" celebration, 355 00:13:26,068 --> 00:13:27,758 that'll always be an iconic moment. 356 00:13:29,103 --> 00:13:32,724 My mom keeps that shirt secure somewhere back at the house. 357 00:13:38,827 --> 00:13:40,620 I think that was a marquee moment, 358 00:13:40,689 --> 00:13:43,206 certainly in terms of the way that I viewed Christian Pulisic 359 00:13:43,275 --> 00:13:45,517 and I think the way that he was viewed 360 00:13:45,586 --> 00:13:47,551 by others in the game as well. 361 00:13:47,620 --> 00:13:49,448 Just the balls it took 362 00:13:49,517 --> 00:13:52,689 to make that kind of statement against Mexico, 363 00:13:52,758 --> 00:13:55,068 knowing how Mexico have dominated in the region 364 00:13:55,137 --> 00:13:57,206 and to kind of put himself on the map 365 00:13:57,275 --> 00:13:59,896 and take leadership of the team in that way. 366 00:13:59,965 --> 00:14:02,310 He was ready to kind of take on that mantle. 367 00:14:02,379 --> 00:14:05,068 He was ready to be the new leader, the captain 368 00:14:05,137 --> 00:14:08,965 and everything that we expect from captaincy of a team. 369 00:14:09,034 --> 00:14:11,310 He was ready to be that guy. 370 00:14:11,379 --> 00:14:12,448 Here we go, boys. 371 00:14:12,517 --> 00:14:13,965 Let's get a tight little circle right here, baby. 372 00:14:14,034 --> 00:14:16,275 Time to hunt, boys. Time to hunt. 373 00:14:16,344 --> 00:14:17,689 Right from the opening whistle, 374 00:14:17,758 --> 00:14:19,034 we get after these boys. 375 00:14:19,103 --> 00:14:20,413 We do it together, boys. 376 00:14:20,482 --> 00:14:21,482 We do it with the brotherhood. 377 00:14:21,551 --> 00:14:22,620 What do you got, Christian? 378 00:14:22,689 --> 00:14:24,379 Let's punch our tickets to the World Cup. 379 00:14:24,448 --> 00:14:26,034 - One, two, three... - USA! 380 00:14:27,137 --> 00:14:28,827 Fantastic sold out crowd 381 00:14:28,896 --> 00:14:30,241 here at Exploria Stadium. 382 00:14:30,310 --> 00:14:33,551 The U.S. an inch away from the ultimate goal. 383 00:14:33,620 --> 00:14:36,310 By the time the Panama game came around in March, 384 00:14:36,379 --> 00:14:38,103 we knew we had a chance to qualify right there, 385 00:14:38,172 --> 00:14:39,379 and we were gonna take it. 386 00:14:39,448 --> 00:14:41,413 So we-- we definitely, uh, 387 00:14:41,482 --> 00:14:43,034 yeah, walked out on the field 388 00:14:43,103 --> 00:14:45,000 and felt a little different type of confidence. 389 00:14:45,068 --> 00:14:47,827 Only a spot at the World Cup at stake right now. 390 00:14:47,896 --> 00:14:49,379 Pulisic scores! 391 00:14:49,448 --> 00:14:52,206 In the biggest moments is when he did the most for the team. 392 00:14:52,275 --> 00:14:53,793 Yes! 393 00:14:53,862 --> 00:14:56,379 In one of our pivotal qualifiers 394 00:14:56,448 --> 00:14:58,206 and he scored, you know, three goals. 395 00:14:58,275 --> 00:15:00,551 Look at this. Okay. Busting out the worm? 396 00:15:01,517 --> 00:15:02,655 To me, it's really 397 00:15:02,724 --> 00:15:04,413 the culmination of a journey for him. 398 00:15:04,482 --> 00:15:07,482 Christian Pulisic with a chip on his shoulder, 399 00:15:07,551 --> 00:15:10,172 the angry, intense win-at-all-costs... 400 00:15:10,241 --> 00:15:13,103 Shaking off that disappointment of not qualifying 401 00:15:13,172 --> 00:15:14,724 and learning to trust his teammates. 402 00:15:14,793 --> 00:15:17,172 Pulisic! Oh! Around-- 403 00:15:17,241 --> 00:15:18,896 A hat trick! What a night! 404 00:15:18,965 --> 00:15:20,482 And really he lean on his teammates. 405 00:15:20,551 --> 00:15:22,793 Even though, you know, he's the biggest star on the team. 406 00:15:22,862 --> 00:15:24,793 You see a guy tonight 407 00:15:24,862 --> 00:15:27,275 that is determined to get this team back. 408 00:15:27,344 --> 00:15:30,172 Truly, the only thing as a kid that I really thought 409 00:15:30,241 --> 00:15:32,689 about and dreamed about was playing in a World Cup. 410 00:15:32,758 --> 00:15:34,103 That was kind of everything 411 00:15:34,172 --> 00:15:35,482 I always wanted to do. 412 00:15:35,551 --> 00:15:38,482 Captain America is leading this team 413 00:15:38,551 --> 00:15:39,896 back to the promised land. 414 00:15:39,965 --> 00:15:42,103 This is just sensational stuff. 415 00:15:42,172 --> 00:15:44,551 And you see a guy that is feeling the moment, 416 00:15:44,620 --> 00:15:46,275 and, boy, has he lived up to it. 417 00:15:46,344 --> 00:15:48,758 Incredible. What a night. 418 00:15:48,827 --> 00:15:51,000 This thing goes to... 419 00:15:51,068 --> 00:15:53,448 A captain performance tonight from the captain... 420 00:15:57,965 --> 00:16:01,000 So once I kind of had that weight lifted off my shoulders 421 00:16:01,068 --> 00:16:02,586 and knew that we were going to World Cup. 422 00:16:02,655 --> 00:16:04,448 It meant everything to me. 423 00:16:13,310 --> 00:16:15,413 - Yeah! - Come here! 424 00:16:20,275 --> 00:16:23,655 Good evening from the 2022 FIFA World Cup draw 425 00:16:23,724 --> 00:16:25,931 in which the USA was drawn into Group B 426 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,172 with England, Iran and the winners between 427 00:16:28,241 --> 00:16:30,655 Wales, Scotland and Ukraine. 428 00:16:30,724 --> 00:16:32,310 We are joined right now by the captain 429 00:16:32,379 --> 00:16:34,724 of the U.S. Men's National Team, Christian Pulisic. 430 00:16:34,793 --> 00:16:35,931 Christian, welcome. 431 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:37,724 Are you guys able to hear me? Everything? 432 00:16:37,793 --> 00:16:40,068 - Yep. - Okay, good. 433 00:16:40,137 --> 00:16:42,310 You know, a few months before the World Cup begins, 434 00:16:42,379 --> 00:16:44,103 there's this thing called the draw, 435 00:16:44,172 --> 00:16:46,793 and that is where every team competing in this competition 436 00:16:46,862 --> 00:16:48,620 finds out who their opponents 437 00:16:48,689 --> 00:16:50,206 are going to be in the group stage. 438 00:16:50,275 --> 00:16:52,344 Hey, Christian, what are your thoughts of the World Cup 439 00:16:52,413 --> 00:16:54,137 and what do you think this can do 440 00:16:54,206 --> 00:16:55,931 for American soccer on the biggest stage? 441 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,172 I'm-- I'm really excited. 442 00:16:58,241 --> 00:17:00,068 I think it's a great draw. 443 00:17:00,137 --> 00:17:01,827 And sometimes it seems 444 00:17:01,896 --> 00:17:03,931 that things happen for a reason during this draw 445 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,448 where rivals end up being drawn against one another. 446 00:17:06,517 --> 00:17:09,724 And at this draw, I guess it seemed like destiny 447 00:17:09,793 --> 00:17:11,241 that the United States would face 448 00:17:11,310 --> 00:17:13,034 their oldest rival, England. 449 00:17:13,103 --> 00:17:14,344 England. 450 00:17:16,724 --> 00:17:18,689 USA. 451 00:17:18,758 --> 00:17:20,241 And the funny thing about this rivalry 452 00:17:20,310 --> 00:17:21,586 is that they don't actually 453 00:17:21,655 --> 00:17:23,724 compete against each other very often. 454 00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:26,000 When they do, though, it's always noteworthy. 455 00:17:26,068 --> 00:17:27,793 It's obviously a big team, 456 00:17:27,862 --> 00:17:29,172 and I know a lot of these guys, 457 00:17:29,241 --> 00:17:32,517 but I think it's going to be a really nice matchup. 458 00:17:32,586 --> 00:17:34,206 There's also a quirk which, 459 00:17:34,275 --> 00:17:36,000 as somebody who was born in England, 460 00:17:36,068 --> 00:17:38,551 I'm often reminded of this by my American colleagues, 461 00:17:38,620 --> 00:17:40,034 that is that the several times 462 00:17:40,103 --> 00:17:42,172 that they have faced each other in World Cup play, 463 00:17:42,241 --> 00:17:44,137 both on the men's and the women's side, 464 00:17:44,206 --> 00:17:47,172 England, a country known for creating this game of football, 465 00:17:47,241 --> 00:17:50,310 has never actually beaten the United States. 466 00:17:50,379 --> 00:17:52,862 And so now it's up to Christian Pulisic 467 00:17:52,931 --> 00:17:54,275 and his teammates to keep history going 468 00:17:54,344 --> 00:17:56,000 with the entire world watching. 469 00:17:56,068 --> 00:17:58,310 It's gonna be a fun year in the buildup to that 470 00:17:58,379 --> 00:18:02,517 preparing, and, hopefully, the time will fly by. 471 00:18:04,931 --> 00:18:06,620 And here we are, 472 00:18:06,689 --> 00:18:08,931 five years after that night in Trinidad, 473 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,034 your men of the United States are back. 474 00:18:12,103 --> 00:18:13,448 When he walked on the field in Qatar 475 00:18:13,517 --> 00:18:14,655 for the World Cup, 476 00:18:14,724 --> 00:18:16,551 it was kind of a whirlwind for my wife and I. 477 00:18:16,620 --> 00:18:17,724 We were couldn't believe it. 478 00:18:17,793 --> 00:18:19,034 Now that they're here, 479 00:18:19,103 --> 00:18:21,586 the question is how long can they stick around. 480 00:18:21,655 --> 00:18:24,586 For him to get over the ghosts of the past, 481 00:18:24,655 --> 00:18:27,586 finally being able to represent his country on the world stage. 482 00:18:27,655 --> 00:18:28,965 You know, I teared up a little bit. 483 00:18:29,034 --> 00:18:30,000 I know Kelley did. 484 00:18:30,068 --> 00:18:31,586 I definitely remember 485 00:18:31,655 --> 00:18:33,034 this feeling of like, 486 00:18:33,103 --> 00:18:34,310 wow, this is really happening. 487 00:18:34,379 --> 00:18:35,413 And now it's time. 488 00:18:35,482 --> 00:18:36,931 And I really need to get focused 489 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:38,379 because this is the biggest stage. 490 00:18:38,448 --> 00:18:39,551 And I felt like my whole career 491 00:18:39,620 --> 00:18:40,827 had led up to this one moment. 492 00:18:40,896 --> 00:18:42,206 And then once you get there, 493 00:18:42,275 --> 00:18:43,896 you kind of go into this out of body experience. 494 00:18:43,965 --> 00:18:46,206 So you gotta really calm yourself down 495 00:18:46,275 --> 00:18:48,413 and get back into the zone where you know, 496 00:18:48,482 --> 00:18:50,724 you know you can be at your best and play at your best. 497 00:18:50,793 --> 00:18:53,172 It was just such a long wait 498 00:18:53,241 --> 00:18:54,758 from that moment in 2017. 499 00:18:54,827 --> 00:18:57,379 And that feeling of him being so heartbroken 500 00:18:57,448 --> 00:18:59,931 and just waiting and waiting and waiting 501 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:04,034 until the next opportunity to even get to the World Cup. 502 00:19:04,103 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A! 503 00:19:07,034 --> 00:19:08,689 I think coming up in the U team, 504 00:19:08,758 --> 00:19:10,931 you dream of one day playing in a World Cup. 505 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,862 And, you know, my dad, who is 506 00:19:12,931 --> 00:19:14,275 one of the greatest, 507 00:19:14,344 --> 00:19:15,896 didn't even get the opportunity to play in the World Cup. 508 00:19:15,965 --> 00:19:18,758 So to be in that moment was... 509 00:19:18,827 --> 00:19:20,655 a dream come true for me. 510 00:19:20,724 --> 00:19:21,655 Pulisic on the run. 511 00:19:21,724 --> 00:19:22,965 How's Weah-- 512 00:19:23,034 --> 00:19:24,965 Pulisic, lays it through... 513 00:19:25,034 --> 00:19:26,793 Tim Weah! 514 00:19:30,655 --> 00:19:32,965 The United States' first World Cup goal 515 00:19:33,034 --> 00:19:34,896 in eight years. 516 00:19:36,068 --> 00:19:38,724 This is a young team given the keys to the car 517 00:19:38,793 --> 00:19:40,620 of, you know, the national team, 518 00:19:40,689 --> 00:19:42,275 and they have to navigate that. 519 00:19:42,344 --> 00:19:44,206 And through that, there will be pitfalls. 520 00:19:44,275 --> 00:19:46,551 Bale is down. Penalty kick. 521 00:19:46,620 --> 00:19:48,896 Wales with a late chance for an equalizer. 522 00:19:50,689 --> 00:19:52,172 Bale scores. 523 00:19:53,517 --> 00:19:55,241 For them to have to take the reins 524 00:19:55,310 --> 00:19:56,758 so early as they did, 525 00:19:56,827 --> 00:19:59,517 we have to allow them the grace to kind of work through that. 526 00:19:59,586 --> 00:20:02,241 Because I actually look at things on the other side 527 00:20:02,310 --> 00:20:03,724 and I think we're very lucky 528 00:20:03,793 --> 00:20:05,275 to be where we are right now, 529 00:20:05,344 --> 00:20:08,034 to still be in within touching distance 530 00:20:08,103 --> 00:20:09,241 of doing great things. 531 00:20:09,310 --> 00:20:11,448 That's how the game ends. 532 00:20:11,517 --> 00:20:15,965 The United States of America one, Wales one. 533 00:20:16,034 --> 00:20:17,275 What do you expect 534 00:20:17,344 --> 00:20:18,758 Gregg Berhalter's messaging will be? 535 00:20:18,827 --> 00:20:20,379 It's gotta be, "Boys, get your heads up." 536 00:20:20,448 --> 00:20:22,482 Obviously, this is a game that we should have won. 537 00:20:22,551 --> 00:20:23,724 We still got a point out of it. 538 00:20:23,793 --> 00:20:25,137 There's still games to be played, 539 00:20:25,206 --> 00:20:26,862 and we have a big one coming up. 540 00:20:26,931 --> 00:20:28,103 Work to be done. 541 00:20:28,172 --> 00:20:29,310 Start the clock. 542 00:20:29,379 --> 00:20:32,000 Black Friday against England. 543 00:20:34,172 --> 00:20:35,793 I think we were in a really good headspace 544 00:20:35,862 --> 00:20:36,896 going into the game. 545 00:20:36,965 --> 00:20:38,241 I think we went in there really confident. 546 00:20:38,310 --> 00:20:39,965 It's England, it's a World Cup. 547 00:20:40,034 --> 00:20:41,241 That's all that matters. 548 00:20:41,310 --> 00:20:43,482 Of course, you're going into it as the underdog. 549 00:20:43,551 --> 00:20:44,620 And we were a little disappointed 550 00:20:44,689 --> 00:20:45,931 because we wanted to win the first game. 551 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:47,689 So it was tough to get a draw out of that. 552 00:20:47,758 --> 00:20:50,275 Can this be Christian Pulisic's night? 553 00:20:50,344 --> 00:20:52,413 So I think we kind of played like we had nothing to lose. 554 00:20:52,482 --> 00:20:54,344 We are underway. 555 00:20:54,413 --> 00:20:55,758 Saka, pulled it back! 556 00:20:55,827 --> 00:20:57,482 Oh, and a chance for Kane, 557 00:20:57,551 --> 00:20:59,448 but a heroic block in there from Zimmerman. 558 00:21:02,344 --> 00:21:03,689 A run from Mount! 559 00:21:05,068 --> 00:21:07,620 And the first real test for Turner. 560 00:21:09,172 --> 00:21:12,551 Christian Pulisic now takes it, off the crossbar! 561 00:21:12,620 --> 00:21:13,620 What a strike. 562 00:21:13,689 --> 00:21:15,275 It was such a great match. 563 00:21:15,344 --> 00:21:16,689 I mean, Christian hit the crossbars. 564 00:21:16,758 --> 00:21:18,896 Oh, this game of inches. 565 00:21:18,965 --> 00:21:21,620 The U.S. knocking on the door right now. 566 00:21:21,689 --> 00:21:22,965 Yeah, we put on 567 00:21:23,034 --> 00:21:24,482 a really good performance against England, I thought. 568 00:21:24,551 --> 00:21:26,724 He's trying to get this crowd on their feet. 569 00:21:26,793 --> 00:21:28,724 We didn't play like underdogs and had, 570 00:21:28,793 --> 00:21:30,034 you know, maybe even the better of the game. 571 00:21:30,103 --> 00:21:31,724 I think we had moments that we could have scored 572 00:21:31,793 --> 00:21:33,172 and potentially won the game. 573 00:21:33,241 --> 00:21:34,931 The big question was whether the U.S. 574 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:36,413 could hang with England. 575 00:21:36,482 --> 00:21:37,724 Well, they've done that. 576 00:21:37,793 --> 00:21:38,896 It finishes here. 577 00:21:38,965 --> 00:21:41,000 England nil, the United States nil. 578 00:21:41,068 --> 00:21:42,758 A draw in the group against England, 579 00:21:42,827 --> 00:21:44,206 probably the toughest opponent. 580 00:21:44,275 --> 00:21:45,517 You're not gonna be disappointed, 581 00:21:45,586 --> 00:21:47,620 but for sure, after how the game went, 582 00:21:47,689 --> 00:21:49,482 I think we definitely came out of it with a feeling like, 583 00:21:49,551 --> 00:21:51,413 "Yeah, dang, we could have beat them for sure." 584 00:21:51,482 --> 00:21:52,793 It was an exciting game. 585 00:21:52,862 --> 00:21:54,034 I think people were on the edge of their seats 586 00:21:54,103 --> 00:21:55,931 and I think kids back home watching this game, 587 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,137 they got inspired. 588 00:21:57,206 --> 00:21:59,206 And there's a lot for our country to be proud of 589 00:21:59,275 --> 00:22:00,482 from this performance. 590 00:22:00,551 --> 00:22:02,103 You know, for us, I think that showed us 591 00:22:02,172 --> 00:22:03,172 what it was all about. 592 00:22:03,241 --> 00:22:04,551 And we went into the last game 593 00:22:04,620 --> 00:22:06,034 with everything in our hands, 594 00:22:06,103 --> 00:22:07,344 so we knew what it was gonna take. 595 00:22:07,413 --> 00:22:09,000 If we win, we go to the next round. 596 00:22:14,275 --> 00:22:16,068 I put so much pressure on myself 597 00:22:16,137 --> 00:22:17,586 in the buildup to this game. 598 00:22:17,655 --> 00:22:19,241 I was like, "Now's your time." 599 00:22:19,310 --> 00:22:21,000 "You got to step up, you got to make the difference." 600 00:22:21,068 --> 00:22:22,448 You know, if you want to be seen as a leader, 601 00:22:22,517 --> 00:22:23,965 you want to be seen, seen as, 602 00:22:24,034 --> 00:22:26,448 you know, one of the best players to put on a U.S. jersey. 603 00:22:26,517 --> 00:22:27,620 This is when you have to perform, 604 00:22:27,689 --> 00:22:28,896 this is when you have to do it. 605 00:22:28,965 --> 00:22:31,172 So I think we were confident for sure, 606 00:22:31,241 --> 00:22:33,517 but there was definitely this weight 607 00:22:33,586 --> 00:22:36,275 of, you know, it's win or you go home. 608 00:22:36,344 --> 00:22:38,344 So some players got to step up 609 00:22:38,413 --> 00:22:40,586 because now-- now's the time. 610 00:22:40,655 --> 00:22:42,310 There's some space here for Pulisic, 611 00:22:42,379 --> 00:22:43,517 already in transition, 612 00:22:43,586 --> 00:22:45,137 Sargent in front of him. 613 00:22:45,206 --> 00:22:47,137 Pulisic gets around the two defenders 614 00:22:47,206 --> 00:22:49,344 and it was the last man back, Hosseini... 615 00:22:49,413 --> 00:22:51,448 Weston plays a really good ball 616 00:22:51,517 --> 00:22:53,758 over to Sergino and I saw the chance 617 00:22:53,827 --> 00:22:55,275 to kind of just get in front of the defender. 618 00:22:55,344 --> 00:22:56,620 It's just one of my strengths, 619 00:22:56,689 --> 00:22:57,689 getting in that six-yard box 620 00:22:57,758 --> 00:22:59,482 and hoping the ball arrives. 621 00:22:59,551 --> 00:23:00,655 And sure enough, it did. 622 00:23:00,724 --> 00:23:02,413 Dest has snuck in behind, 623 00:23:02,482 --> 00:23:04,344 Dest in the middle-- Pulisic! 624 00:23:04,413 --> 00:23:05,758 Scores! 625 00:23:07,310 --> 00:23:09,275 Might have paid the price, 626 00:23:09,344 --> 00:23:11,275 but the U.S. takes the lead. 627 00:23:13,137 --> 00:23:14,655 It was such a weird goal 628 00:23:14,724 --> 00:23:16,241 because it was one of the biggest goals 629 00:23:16,310 --> 00:23:17,931 I've ever scored and I didn't even get to celebrate. 630 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,241 So it was definitely a strange one. 631 00:23:20,310 --> 00:23:21,689 It's Captain America, 632 00:23:21,758 --> 00:23:23,620 lays it all on the line 633 00:23:23,689 --> 00:23:25,931 for his team and for his country. 634 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,793 Obviously I got hit pretty hard, and it was just pain. 635 00:23:28,862 --> 00:23:30,413 And everyone just kind of looked at me 636 00:23:30,482 --> 00:23:31,793 laying down in the goal. 637 00:23:31,862 --> 00:23:34,413 You know, the stadium had this weird buzz to it. 638 00:23:34,482 --> 00:23:36,724 And obviously I was in so much pain, but I was-- 639 00:23:36,793 --> 00:23:38,517 I had also had so much adrenaline going 640 00:23:38,586 --> 00:23:39,724 and I was worried. 641 00:23:39,793 --> 00:23:41,275 Did it not count? Was it offside? 642 00:23:41,344 --> 00:23:42,862 There were so many things going in my head. 643 00:23:42,931 --> 00:23:44,241 He's gonna give it a go. 644 00:23:44,310 --> 00:23:45,344 I mean, this would really be something. 645 00:23:45,413 --> 00:23:47,482 You saw how hard that collision was. 646 00:23:47,551 --> 00:23:48,517 My goodness. 647 00:23:48,586 --> 00:23:50,689 The most emotions hitting me at once 648 00:23:50,758 --> 00:23:51,965 for sure in a moment 649 00:23:52,034 --> 00:23:53,793 was right after that goal. 650 00:23:53,862 --> 00:23:55,586 Just it didn't feel real. 651 00:23:55,655 --> 00:23:57,000 Obviously I was in so much pain, 652 00:23:57,068 --> 00:23:58,862 but I think the adrenaline was kind of telling me, like, 653 00:23:58,931 --> 00:24:00,000 "You're fine, like, keep playing." 654 00:24:00,068 --> 00:24:01,103 But the doctors were like, 655 00:24:01,172 --> 00:24:02,689 "No, you need to go to the hospital." 656 00:24:02,758 --> 00:24:04,068 The United States back on the field 657 00:24:04,137 --> 00:24:06,103 in a game they must win against Iran. 658 00:24:06,172 --> 00:24:07,379 Christian Pulisic is not with them. 659 00:24:07,448 --> 00:24:09,551 He has not come back out of the locker room 660 00:24:09,620 --> 00:24:10,827 in the second half. 661 00:24:10,896 --> 00:24:12,068 It was really strange. 662 00:24:12,137 --> 00:24:13,586 I was watching the second half, you know, 663 00:24:13,655 --> 00:24:15,275 all the way to the hospital and then sitting in there 664 00:24:15,344 --> 00:24:17,793 on my doctor's phone and it just seemed surreal. 665 00:24:17,862 --> 00:24:19,206 Like I just scored in this game 666 00:24:19,275 --> 00:24:21,137 and now I'm watching it from the hospital, like-- 667 00:24:21,206 --> 00:24:23,172 The last moments, hoping we hold on. 668 00:24:23,241 --> 00:24:26,551 It was just a-- Just an insane experience. 669 00:24:26,620 --> 00:24:28,482 Ramin Rezaeian, stands over it. 670 00:24:28,551 --> 00:24:30,896 An Iran goal will end the Americans' World Cup. 671 00:24:30,965 --> 00:24:32,275 Six minutes to go. 672 00:24:33,827 --> 00:24:35,517 Rezaeian in...! 673 00:24:35,586 --> 00:24:36,965 Wide. 674 00:24:37,034 --> 00:24:38,517 I'm sure that's the face of many at home 675 00:24:38,586 --> 00:24:40,931 as the United States trying to hold on here. 676 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,068 From a hospital bed, 677 00:24:42,137 --> 00:24:44,034 it was still an incredible moment for me. 678 00:24:44,103 --> 00:24:45,551 I was so proud of the way the guys 679 00:24:45,620 --> 00:24:46,896 fought and held on 680 00:24:46,965 --> 00:24:48,344 and proud that I had a part in it. 681 00:24:48,413 --> 00:24:49,758 So we're in the 100th minute of the game. 682 00:24:49,827 --> 00:24:52,034 Only the referee knows how much time is left. 683 00:24:52,103 --> 00:24:53,586 The U.S. players are gassed. 684 00:24:53,655 --> 00:24:54,724 It comes into the box. 685 00:24:54,793 --> 00:24:56,206 Jump-- Flicked header! 686 00:24:56,275 --> 00:24:58,586 It's loose and cleared away by Zimmerman 687 00:24:58,655 --> 00:25:01,310 and the game is over! 688 00:25:01,379 --> 00:25:02,862 Whoo! 689 00:25:02,931 --> 00:25:05,862 Exhale, America, you're on to the knockout rounds. 690 00:25:05,931 --> 00:25:07,379 I remember we called some of the guys 691 00:25:07,448 --> 00:25:09,310 from the hospital and they were all in the locker room 692 00:25:09,379 --> 00:25:11,586 celebrating and the emotions were so high 693 00:25:11,655 --> 00:25:13,344 and, obviously, they were checking in on me. 694 00:25:13,413 --> 00:25:14,862 Gregg, Christian Pulisic, 695 00:25:14,931 --> 00:25:16,344 any update on his status 696 00:25:16,413 --> 00:25:17,965 and just what he means to this team? 697 00:25:18,034 --> 00:25:18,896 No update, but you know, 698 00:25:18,965 --> 00:25:20,310 I've been saying all along 699 00:25:20,379 --> 00:25:22,448 it's a wonderful thing when you're one of your best players, 700 00:25:22,517 --> 00:25:23,965 is also one of the hardest working 701 00:25:24,034 --> 00:25:25,379 and he's certainly that. 702 00:25:25,448 --> 00:25:27,344 Yeah, I just wanted to get back to the hotel 703 00:25:27,413 --> 00:25:30,137 and see everyone and kind of join in in the celebrations. 704 00:25:34,103 --> 00:25:36,275 To see him reach one of his goals, 705 00:25:36,344 --> 00:25:39,551 to play in a World Cup and obviously scoring a big goal 706 00:25:39,620 --> 00:25:41,413 to get them through, 707 00:25:41,482 --> 00:25:43,275 you know, and he was able to celebrate it back 708 00:25:43,344 --> 00:25:46,620 at the team hotel with his-- his teammates and, uh-- 709 00:25:46,689 --> 00:25:48,241 Just what a night. 710 00:25:49,965 --> 00:25:51,448 Oh, he's back! 711 00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:52,724 We've been hearing about this kid 712 00:25:52,793 --> 00:25:54,206 since he was 15-years old. 713 00:25:54,275 --> 00:25:56,206 - Yeah. - And you know what? 714 00:25:56,275 --> 00:25:58,896 It's hard to live up to that and he did. 715 00:25:58,965 --> 00:26:01,448 It's funny, all the comments on the goal itself 716 00:26:01,517 --> 00:26:03,172 were like, "Yeah, he sacrificed it all." 717 00:26:03,241 --> 00:26:05,241 You know, "It was such a brave play." 718 00:26:05,310 --> 00:26:06,965 But for me, it wasn't. 719 00:26:07,034 --> 00:26:08,827 It was just a play that I would make, um... 720 00:26:08,896 --> 00:26:10,344 in any game. 721 00:26:10,413 --> 00:26:12,620 To know you're gonna take a spike 722 00:26:12,689 --> 00:26:14,344 or a knee to the abdomen. 723 00:26:14,413 --> 00:26:15,620 And he took it. 724 00:26:15,689 --> 00:26:17,103 And I just thought, wow, 725 00:26:17,172 --> 00:26:19,241 this kid is living up to his legend. 726 00:26:19,310 --> 00:26:20,482 How great is that? 727 00:26:20,551 --> 00:26:22,103 I was still, you know, in a little pain, 728 00:26:22,172 --> 00:26:23,482 but, you know, I think by kind of the second day 729 00:26:23,551 --> 00:26:25,344 after the game, I already knew in my head 730 00:26:25,413 --> 00:26:27,413 there's-- there's no way I wasn't playing. 731 00:26:29,241 --> 00:26:30,965 Christian, what did it feel to you 732 00:26:31,034 --> 00:26:33,172 now that you have that forever moment? 733 00:26:33,241 --> 00:26:36,241 I'm hoping I haven't had that moment yet, to be honest. 734 00:26:36,310 --> 00:26:38,344 I'm hoping it's in front of me, so. 735 00:26:38,413 --> 00:26:39,931 Feels great to be where we're at right now, 736 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,000 but... there's still more to come. 737 00:26:44,965 --> 00:26:48,068 And so the knockout stages 738 00:26:48,137 --> 00:26:49,448 are upon us. 739 00:26:49,517 --> 00:26:52,310 Football at its most unforgiving, 740 00:26:52,379 --> 00:26:54,448 where magic moments or mistakes 741 00:26:54,517 --> 00:26:56,724 are career-defining. 742 00:26:56,793 --> 00:26:58,965 No second chances now. 743 00:26:59,034 --> 00:27:00,275 This is the World Cup 744 00:27:00,344 --> 00:27:01,586 and we were in the knockout round, 745 00:27:01,655 --> 00:27:03,034 so we felt pretty good as a team 746 00:27:03,103 --> 00:27:04,655 and I felt pretty good personally. 747 00:27:04,724 --> 00:27:06,241 So the plan was to just continue to push 748 00:27:06,310 --> 00:27:08,137 and make the difference. 749 00:27:08,206 --> 00:27:09,896 Christian Pulisic gave everybody a scare 750 00:27:09,965 --> 00:27:11,448 with his injury against Iran, 751 00:27:11,517 --> 00:27:13,172 but he is ready and available. 752 00:27:13,241 --> 00:27:14,862 If you win one game like this, 753 00:27:14,931 --> 00:27:17,413 you can see how quickly things can just swing your way 754 00:27:17,482 --> 00:27:19,551 and bang, you're into a quarter final, you're into a semifinal, 755 00:27:19,620 --> 00:27:20,724 and anything's possible. 756 00:27:20,793 --> 00:27:22,931 So I think that was a message going into it. 757 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:24,862 It's a U.S. team that left a lot on the field, 758 00:27:24,931 --> 00:27:26,896 physically and mentally Tuesday night 759 00:27:26,965 --> 00:27:28,482 to get that win against Iran. 760 00:27:28,551 --> 00:27:29,896 I mean, you're riding on adrenaline 761 00:27:29,965 --> 00:27:31,172 and you just keep this thing going. 762 00:27:31,241 --> 00:27:32,827 It didn't feel like it was a game 763 00:27:32,896 --> 00:27:34,344 that we were just completely outplayed. 764 00:27:34,413 --> 00:27:36,620 You know, we had our chances. I had a chance as well. 765 00:27:36,689 --> 00:27:37,965 Adams is trying to keep it alive. 766 00:27:38,034 --> 00:27:39,241 Pulisic is in! 767 00:27:40,310 --> 00:27:43,379 And the giant Noppert makes the save. 768 00:27:43,448 --> 00:27:44,344 When I think about 769 00:27:44,413 --> 00:27:45,655 Christian Pulisic's World Cup, 770 00:27:45,724 --> 00:27:47,689 obviously think about the goal against Iran. 771 00:27:48,793 --> 00:27:50,965 I think about the goal he missed against the Netherlands. 772 00:27:51,034 --> 00:27:53,034 You see the way Christian gets the ball 773 00:27:53,103 --> 00:27:55,103 10 to eight yards from goal. 774 00:27:55,172 --> 00:27:57,413 I would put money on him finishing that 775 00:27:57,482 --> 00:27:59,137 99 times out of 100. 776 00:27:59,206 --> 00:28:01,724 And I know it has to stick with him. 777 00:28:01,793 --> 00:28:03,172 I lived a lot of tough moments 778 00:28:03,241 --> 00:28:04,517 and played a lot of big games 779 00:28:04,586 --> 00:28:06,482 and that's just kind of the way soccer is sometimes. 780 00:28:06,551 --> 00:28:08,827 Who knows, you go up 1-0, 781 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,724 put them a little bit more on their back foot. 782 00:28:10,793 --> 00:28:12,793 You know, things could have ended differently. 783 00:28:12,862 --> 00:28:14,482 Forced wide to Dumfries 784 00:28:14,551 --> 00:28:16,000 gets the cross, cut back-- 785 00:28:16,068 --> 00:28:17,724 And it's a goal for the Netherlands. 786 00:28:17,793 --> 00:28:18,896 All of a sudden felt 787 00:28:18,965 --> 00:28:20,379 like they scored the same goal twice 788 00:28:20,448 --> 00:28:22,310 and the game kind of got out of our hands quickly. 789 00:28:22,379 --> 00:28:25,310 Dumfries working on Adams now cuts back the cross. 790 00:28:25,379 --> 00:28:27,862 Blind is there and the Dutch score 791 00:28:27,931 --> 00:28:30,068 with the final kick of the half. 792 00:28:30,137 --> 00:28:32,000 Such a gut punch for the U.S. 793 00:28:32,068 --> 00:28:33,931 Netherlands 2- USA nil. 794 00:28:35,413 --> 00:28:37,137 When you go through times together as a team 795 00:28:37,206 --> 00:28:38,379 on the biggest stage, 796 00:28:38,448 --> 00:28:40,448 you grow this-- this certain kind of bond 797 00:28:40,517 --> 00:28:41,862 that you just can't explain. 798 00:28:41,931 --> 00:28:43,241 Pulisic's gonna get there. 799 00:28:43,310 --> 00:28:45,931 Pulisic running into the middle to get touch-- 800 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:49,137 It's in! The U.S. has scored! 801 00:28:49,206 --> 00:28:50,620 15 minutes to go! 802 00:28:50,689 --> 00:28:53,137 Game on, puts us right back in it. 803 00:28:53,206 --> 00:28:54,931 I can never explain how I felt 804 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,206 just going to bed each night, 805 00:28:56,275 --> 00:28:57,758 just sitting there in my room 806 00:28:57,827 --> 00:28:59,965 and that feeling in your stomach of, you know, 807 00:29:00,034 --> 00:29:02,413 having to get the job done and knowing that this is it. 808 00:29:02,482 --> 00:29:03,827 Free, out of offside, 809 00:29:03,896 --> 00:29:05,448 third goal for the Dutch. 810 00:29:05,517 --> 00:29:07,827 It feels like everything at the time. 811 00:29:07,896 --> 00:29:10,034 If it ends here, there's a lot to have been proud of 812 00:29:10,103 --> 00:29:12,206 from this young team, but it ultimately was not enough. 813 00:29:13,310 --> 00:29:14,827 Once it was over, 814 00:29:14,896 --> 00:29:16,172 you want to go see your family 815 00:29:16,241 --> 00:29:17,379 and just give them a big hug 816 00:29:17,448 --> 00:29:18,724 and it's just really sad. 817 00:29:18,793 --> 00:29:20,275 Not just because you lost the game. 818 00:29:20,344 --> 00:29:21,482 It's just the whole experience, 819 00:29:21,551 --> 00:29:22,655 the whole buildup, everything. 820 00:29:22,724 --> 00:29:24,448 And then it's time to go home. 821 00:29:24,517 --> 00:29:25,379 It's, uh-- 822 00:29:25,448 --> 00:29:27,000 Yeah, it's really tough to take. 823 00:29:28,724 --> 00:29:30,482 We just told him how proud we were 824 00:29:30,551 --> 00:29:32,413 of how he handled the whole situation. 825 00:29:32,482 --> 00:29:36,517 So much pressure is on him to do everything. 826 00:29:38,517 --> 00:29:41,310 Just telling him, just you keep your head up. 827 00:29:45,931 --> 00:29:47,931 Because you did everything you could do. 828 00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:49,000 You played your heart out 829 00:29:49,068 --> 00:29:50,482 and gave everything. 830 00:29:50,551 --> 00:29:51,655 And on to the next. 831 00:29:54,620 --> 00:29:56,379 It felt like a 90-minute period 832 00:29:56,448 --> 00:29:58,517 of soccer life lessons, 833 00:29:58,586 --> 00:30:00,137 something that they can use, Clint, 834 00:30:00,206 --> 00:30:01,931 four years down the road, 835 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,000 Look back to 2018, where we were. 836 00:30:05,206 --> 00:30:06,793 Where we didn't qualify for the World Cup. 837 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,896 I was excited about the way that these kids played. 838 00:30:12,965 --> 00:30:14,344 They showed a lot of heart. 839 00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:16,896 They got this country believing again. 840 00:30:16,965 --> 00:30:18,931 We need to inspire these kids that are coming up, 841 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,793 that are gonna break into this team 842 00:30:20,862 --> 00:30:22,793 and make it better for 2026. 843 00:30:22,862 --> 00:30:24,586 - They were watching this game. - They were watching. 844 00:30:24,655 --> 00:30:27,172 That's who it was. They're watching that game at home. 845 00:30:27,241 --> 00:30:29,275 We spent a few weeks together as a team, 846 00:30:29,344 --> 00:30:30,482 we had, you know, in between games, 847 00:30:30,551 --> 00:30:32,241 all our families visiting us, 848 00:30:32,310 --> 00:30:33,620 and it just felt really special. 849 00:30:33,689 --> 00:30:35,896 So I think it's just kind of knowing that that was over 850 00:30:35,965 --> 00:30:38,310 and that it was just time to go home. 851 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,310 How do you feel right now? 852 00:30:43,379 --> 00:30:45,689 You know, I still feel very proud of our team. 853 00:30:45,758 --> 00:30:47,758 We weren't supposed to make it to this round. 854 00:30:47,827 --> 00:30:49,275 You know, they played their hearts out. 855 00:30:49,344 --> 00:30:50,172 They never gave up. 856 00:30:50,241 --> 00:30:51,655 They fought the whole match. 857 00:30:51,724 --> 00:30:54,034 I think they did very well for being a young team, 858 00:30:54,103 --> 00:30:57,034 for just getting back into the World Cup. 859 00:30:57,103 --> 00:30:59,103 Actually, the U.S. team played very well, 860 00:30:59,172 --> 00:31:00,241 I have to say. 861 00:31:00,310 --> 00:31:02,448 The USA played really well. 862 00:31:02,517 --> 00:31:04,482 I feel sorry for them, but I'm glad Netherlands won. 863 00:31:04,551 --> 00:31:06,586 Being a part of the World Cup, for sure, 864 00:31:06,655 --> 00:31:09,000 that's where we want to be every single time around. 865 00:31:09,068 --> 00:31:10,379 - USA, baby! - 2026. 866 00:31:10,448 --> 00:31:12,448 At the same time, I set even bigger goals 867 00:31:12,517 --> 00:31:13,793 for myself and for the team. 868 00:31:13,862 --> 00:31:15,413 You know, in these major tournaments, 869 00:31:15,482 --> 00:31:17,965 we haven't had that really, really big win 870 00:31:18,034 --> 00:31:19,172 and that big finish. 871 00:31:19,241 --> 00:31:20,206 And that's, for me, 872 00:31:20,275 --> 00:31:22,275 that's-- that's the next step for us, so-- 873 00:31:22,344 --> 00:31:23,413 I'm always looking forward 874 00:31:23,482 --> 00:31:25,517 and-- and want to continue to kind of, 875 00:31:25,586 --> 00:31:27,620 yeah, up our game 876 00:31:27,689 --> 00:31:29,137 and, you know, really 877 00:31:29,206 --> 00:31:31,344 take this team to another level. 878 00:31:36,931 --> 00:31:39,068 ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ 879 00:31:47,344 --> 00:31:50,103 ♪ Hold the light ♪ 880 00:31:50,172 --> 00:31:53,344 ♪ Make it bright ♪ 881 00:31:53,413 --> 00:31:56,241 ♪ Keep it right on ♪ 882 00:31:56,310 --> 00:31:57,965 ♪ On the floor ♪ 883 00:31:59,551 --> 00:32:01,689 ♪ Through the fight ♪ 884 00:32:02,862 --> 00:32:04,758 ♪ Be the fighter ♪ 885 00:32:05,896 --> 00:32:07,896 ♪ The igniter ♪ 886 00:32:09,068 --> 00:32:10,655 ♪ Till it's done ♪ 887 00:32:12,206 --> 00:32:13,551 ♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪ 888 00:32:15,241 --> 00:32:17,206 ♪ Hey, hey ♪ 889 00:32:18,551 --> 00:32:21,448 ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 890 00:32:21,517 --> 00:32:23,586 ♪ Hey, hey ♪ 891 00:32:24,862 --> 00:32:26,172 ♪ Hold the light ♪ 892 00:32:26,241 --> 00:32:27,758 ♪ Hold the light on ♪ 893 00:32:27,827 --> 00:32:29,172 ♪ Make it bright ♪ 894 00:32:29,241 --> 00:32:30,827 ♪ Make it brighter ♪ 895 00:32:30,896 --> 00:32:32,620 ♪ Keep it right on ♪ 896 00:32:32,689 --> 00:32:33,965 ♪ Keep it right on ♪ 897 00:32:34,034 --> 00:32:35,448 ♪ On the floor ♪ 898 00:32:35,517 --> 00:32:36,931 ♪ On the floor ♪ 899 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,551 ♪ Through the fight ♪ 900 00:32:38,620 --> 00:32:40,000 ♪ Through the fight ♪ 901 00:32:40,068 --> 00:32:41,793 ♪ Be the fighter ♪ 902 00:32:41,862 --> 00:32:43,241 ♪ Be the fighter ♪ 903 00:32:43,310 --> 00:32:44,896 ♪ The igniter ♪ 904 00:32:44,965 --> 00:32:46,482 ♪ The igniter ♪ 905 00:32:46,551 --> 00:32:47,965 ♪ Till it's done ♪ 906 00:32:48,034 --> 00:32:49,310 ♪ Till it's done ♪ 907 00:32:49,379 --> 00:32:50,793 ♪ Whoa-oh ♪ 908 00:32:50,862 --> 00:32:53,137 ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ 909 00:32:54,344 --> 00:32:56,413 ♪ Mm-hmm ♪ 910 00:32:57,724 --> 00:32:58,965 ♪ Mm-hmm ♪