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    Christian Pulisic embracing the pressure of spearheading U.S. World Cup ambitions

    by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times Nov 08, 2022 4 minutes
    The United States' Christian Pulisic warms up with teammates prior to kick off in an international friendly against Saudi Arabia at Estadio Nueva Condomina on Sept. 27, 2022, in Murcia, Spain.

    LOS ANGELES — Landon Donovan was the young leader of a talented U.S. team that hadn't won a World Cup game in eight years when he made his tournament debut in 2002.

    That's the same situation Christian Pulisic will face Nov. 21 when the U.S., which didn't qualify for the last World Cup, opens play in this year's tournament in Qatar.

    And speaking from experience, Donovan said even Pulisic may not realize what he's in for.

    "I don't think people can really understand how difficult the position he is in is," Donovan said. "He's depended on to sort of carry this team, meanwhile he's never played in a World Cup. It's really, really difficult."

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