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The longer Christian Pulisic went without a goal – and it had already been five months – the longer he knew he’d have to face questions about it.

With the World Cup approaching, more pressure was building in the wait for that moment.

The AC Milan attacking star was the catalyst in the Americans’ 3-2 win over Senegal on Sunday afternoon, setting up Sergiño Dest’s 7th-minute opener and then finding the back of the net himself with a composed finish in the 20th minute.

It was Pulisic’s first goal of any kind since December 28, 2025, and his first goal for the U.S. since November 18, 2024, a span of eight caps. And when he let out a scream during his celebration, it was a sign not just of how much it meant to him that the drought was over, but also that the talk about it wouldn’t make it to June, either.