Pulisic suffered fracture, bone bruise in US World Cup defeat to Belgium

U.S. forward Christian Pulisic sustained a microfracture and bone bruise in his right leg during the United States' World Cup round of 16 defeat to Belgium. The severity of the injury was confirmed by U.S. Soccer on Thursday.

Pulisic left the field in the second half of the match due to the injury. This setback follows earlier concerns about his playing time in the tournament, which had already been curtailed by a separate calf problem.

U.S. Soccer announced that they will collaborate with Pulisic's club, AC Milan, on his recovery plan. The Serie A club has not yet provided an immediate comment regarding the injury. The Athletic reported that the healing process for this type of injury could take several weeks.

No specific timeline for Pulisic's return to play has been provided by U.S. Soccer. The injury adds to the challenges faced by the U.S. team in the knockout stages of the tournament.