Al Rayyan, Qatar - USMNT player Christian Pulisic says he will do everything in his power to be prepped and ready to go for the US' FIFA World Cup round-of-16 showdown with the Netherlands on Saturday.

Pulisic suffered a pelvic injury when scoring the winning goal in the USMNT's victory over Iran on Tuesday.

The Chelsea forward was substituted at halftime but hopes to recover in time to take on the Orange at Khalifa International Stadium this weekend.

Speaking o fPulisic's pelvic contusion injury during a press conference on Thursday, a US team spokesman said: "It's what it sounds like."

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But Pulisic slightly disagreed. "No, but at the same time, it's not," he said. "Like, I didn't get, like, hit in the balls."

He added, "It was very painful. You know, that bone is there for a reason, to protect you, I think. And I hit it well. And it was sore, but like I said, I'm getting better."

Pulisic continued: "I took a knee ... to a nice pelvis area – it was not nice."

The former Borussia Dortmund man is determined to play his part when the US takes on the Netherlands while in search of a quarter-final place.

"I'm gonna go meet now with the team and the medical staff, and make a decision on [training] today," added Pulisic.

"Just kinda see how I'm feeling, taking it day by day right now. But doing everything in my power to be able to be out there on the field Saturday.

"I will do everything in my power to work with this medical team and make sure that I can play," Pulisic concluded.

The USMNT will face the Netherlands at 10 AM EST on Saturday.