Pulisic created a goal for brand new Leeds signing Brenden Aaronson and won a penalty converted by means of debutant Haji Wright because the US claimed a first ever win over Morocco at Cincinnati's TQL Stadium.
Lille forward Timothy Weah scored the alternative US aim in a torrid day trip for Morocco, who additionally missed a dubiously offered second-half of penalty whilst Selim Amallah hit the crossbar.
"Christian changed into in a position in which he should hurt them, he changed into our guy of the fit, the manner he led with depth and additionally his performance on the field," US educate Gregg Berhalter said.
Berhalter meanwhile become glad with his group's show as they build closer to Qatar, wherein their first spherical combatants may be England, Iran and both Ukraine or Wales.
"We talked before the sport approximately having a baseline about how we will carry out towards World Cup combatants and they showed how exact we can be although once in a while we were susceptible," Berhalter said.
"We want to preserve enhancing, they had been a risky opponent but we controlled the match well and created some of probabilities."
Berhalter had demanded an aggressive overall performance, and the hosts added with a vivid starting, striker Jesus Ferreira and Weah forcing saves Morocco's Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou early on.
Morocco, who will play Belgium, Canada and Croatia inside the first round of the World Cup, need to have taken the lead on 12 mins, while Watford left back Adam Masina uncovered the USA defence best to peer his shot parried away by new Arsenal goalkeeper Matt Turner.
Tarik Tissoudali pounced at the follow-up however his effort became blocked by way of Aaron Long for a nook.
Morocco persisted to look risky on the counter-assault, and some other flowing pass saw Masina develop down the left flank and bypass inside for Tissoudali however his effort did not hassle Turner.
