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Just 18, Pulisic coming of age as U.S. pursues World Cup spot

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Christian Pulisic has been given plenty of responsibility as an 18-year-old on the U.S. national team.

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Just 18, Pulisic coming of age as U.S. pursues World Cup spot

Bring up his age, though, and the central midfielder turns a little defensive.

"Everyone asks me questions about my age," Pulisic said Wednesday, a day before World Cup qualifying resumes against Trinidad and Tobago. "It doesn't matter anymore. We're all at the same level."

Sometimes, his coaches and teammates forget that he is indeed only 18.