The United States women’s national team put on a show in their 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup opener. As the USWNT began their world championship defense with a match against Thailand, they delivered a 13-0 shellacking in a record-setting win.
A total of seven players scored for the USWNT, with Alex Morgan racking up five individual goals which tied Michelle Akers’ single-game FIFA Women’s World Cup record.
The 13 goals is the most ever scored in a FIFA Women’s World Cup game.
While some may find the 13-0 obliteration poor sportsmanship, it is crucial to score every goal you can in the Group Stage of the tournament with goal differential serving as the primary tiebreaker when it comes to advancing to the knockout round.
You can check out all 13 goals from the blowout of Thailand below.
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Thanks to the 13-0 win, the United States now sits firmly in the top spot in Group F. While they are tied with Sweden at 3 points, they hold a +11 advantage in goal differential which is a tie breaker to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.Up next for the United States women’s national team is a meeting with Chile on June 16 at Parc des Princes in Paris.
2019 USA Women’s World Cup Squad
GOALKEEPERS (3): Adrianna Franch* (Portland Thorns FC), Ashlyn Harris** (Orlando Pride), Alyssa Naeher** (Chicago Red Stars)
DEFENDERS (7): Abby Dahlkemper* (NC Courage), Tierna Davidson* (Chicago Red Stars), Crystal Dunn* (NC Courage), Ali Krieger*** (Orlando Pride), Kelley O’Hara*** (Utah Royals FC), Becky Sauerbrunn*** (Utah Royals FC), Emily Sonnett* (Portland Thorns FC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Morgan Brian** (Chicago Red Stars), Julie Ertz** (Chicago Red Stars), Lindsey Horan* (Portland Thorns FC), Rose Lavelle* (Washington Spirit), Allie Long* (Reign FC), Samantha Mewis* (NC Courage)
FORWARDS (7): Tobin Heath*** (Portland Thorns FC), Carli Lloyd**** (Sky Blue FC), Jessica McDonald* (NC Courage), Alex Morgan*** (Orlando Pride), Christen Press** (Utah Royals FC), Mallory Pugh* (Washington Spirit), Megan Rapinoe*** (Reign FC)
