2023-07-22 07:39:08
Defending champions USA started the women’s soccer World Cup with a win. The four-time world champion prevailed 3-0 (2-0) against World Cup debutant Vietnam on Saturday in Eden Park in Auckland. In front of 41,107 spectators, Sophia Smith scored twice in the first half (14th/45th +7 minutes) for the clearly superior US team. Vietnam’s goalkeeper parried a penalty kick from Alex Morgan (44′).
Megan Rapinoe earned her 200th cap as a substitute in the second half but, like her team-mates, missed a number of high-quality scoring chances. US captain Lindsey Horan finally marked the final score (77th).
In Group E, coach Vlatko Andonovski’s team still meets the 2019 final opponents, the Netherlands, as well as World Cup debutants Portugal, a future Nations League opponent of the Austrian team.
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