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USA train for the final time before clash with Holland, Pulisic returns

  /  autty

The USA were spotted training Friday night in Qatar for a final time before their Round of 16 clash vs. Holland, with Christian Pulisic on the grass following an injury scare earlier in the week.

The Chelsea winger left the decisive group stage match vs. Iran at halftime after suffering what the team later called a 'pelvic contusion,' but the team announced Friday he was cleared to play vs. Holland.

He and his teammates looked focused as they took the field at Al Gharafa SC.

Josh Sargent also took part in practice but his chances of playing a role vs. the Oranje look bleaker after suffering an injury of his own vs. Iran.

'He's another one we're going to test in training, see where he's at,' USA coach Gregg Berhalter said of Sargent.

'We'll see. I mean, he's going to test, he's going to go at this time.'

Meanwhile, Holland also got a training session in at Qatar University ahead of the knockout clash.

And while the USA seem to mostly have a clean bill of health, Holland have more concerns heading into the match.

Coach Louis Van Gaal revealed Friday that several players in the squad were battling flu symptoms,  and expressed his fear of the illness spreading through the group.

Taking in feedback from his players, Van Gaal elected not to put players through their usual 11 vs. 11 in practice on Friday, though no one in the squad was missing from the session.

The winner of the USA-Holland match will likely face Argentina in the quarterfinals.