LA Galaxy coach Greg Vanney says Team USA was 'too naive,' explains Christian Pulisic's struggles

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Source: www.foxnews.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Right · Published: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:40:28 GMT

Greg Vanney says Christian Pulisic's early injury robbed him of momentum and rhythm in an unforgiving World Cup knockout stage against Belgium.