Christian Pulisic, the United States' star forward, was ruled out of the USMNT's World Cup game against Australia Friday, coach Mauricio Pochettino told FOX Sports, confirming fears the 27-year-old winger will miss the team's second group stage game because of a lingering left calf injury. Ricardo Pepi, the 23-year-old forward, was named to the USMNT starting lineup in Pulisic's place. Christian is not available, Pochettino said. "The evolution was really well.