Tom Goldman

The U.S. met Iran in a must-win match at the men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Pulisic suffered a pelvic injury when scoring the winning goal in the U.S. squad’s game against Iran on Tuesday. The victory moved the U.S. team onto a knockout match against the Netherlands.

The pressure is high for both squads, but the United States already has relieved some of that tension by moving into the tournament’s second round, an accomplishment some observers did not expect.

Croatia and Japan ended 90-minutes of regulation and 30-minutes of extra time tied 1-1. The Croatian goalkeeper Dominik Livaković stopped three Japanese penalty attempts in the shootout.

Gonçalo Ramos scored three goals - the first hat trick of this World Cup - to power Portugal past Switzerland 6-1. Ramos was playing in place of star Cristiano Ronaldo who did not start the match.

Croatia does it again - winning a penalty kick shootout to advance to the semifinals for the second World Cup, eliminating Brazil. Croatia’s defense stymied the 5-time champions the entire match.

The NFL playoffs resume with Cincinnati and Buffalo: a rematch of the canceled game after Damar Hamlin’s collapse. As he recovers, there are questions about long-term health care for NFL players.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won a record 83rd race on the women’s World Cup circuit Tuesday. She passed fellow American Lindsey Vonn as the all-time winningest woman alpine skier.

LeBron James is one of the NBA’s greatest players and he’s about to add another major accomplishment to his resume -– all-time scoring leader.

The NBA’s Sacramento Kings are close to clinching a playoff spot, which is saying a lot. The have the longest running playoff drought — 16 years — of any U.S. major professional sports league team.