Ladies First: World Cup 2023 USA Vietnam

 

Group E Day one

22 juillet 2023

Eden Park

ENG Full Broadcast 1H - 5H30

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Un début de Mondial idéal pour les Américaines. Double tenantes du titre, les États-Unis ont logiquement dominé le Vietnam, samedi à Auckland, sur le score de 3 buts à 0. L'attaquante Sophia Smith, 22 ans, a notamment signé un doublé. Lindsey Horan a inscrit le troisième but américain. Les États-Unis – qui visent un troisième sacre d'affilée en Coupe du monde –, prennent la tête du groupe E en attendant le duel entre les Pays-Bas et le Portugal, prévu dimanche (9 h 30) à Dunedin

Sophia Smith scored twice for USA in the opening half as the two-time defending champions kicked off their Women's World Cup campaign with a 3-0 victory over tournament first-timers Vietnam. Lindsey Horan added a third goal for the favourites, who have won four World Cups overall and are vying for an unprecedented three-in-a-row in this year's tournament. Vietnam drew comparisons to Thailand, the team the Americans routed 13-0 in in their 2019 World Cup opening game. But Vietnam was resilient, kept the game closer than expected, and goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh stopped Alex Morgan's first-half penalty. Morgan was knocked to the field clutching her calf after following up the rebound, but she quickly returned. It was just her second penalty miss for the United States. Smith, one of 14 Americans playing in their first World Cup, showed why she was named both the country's Player of the Year and the National Women's Soccer League MVP last year with her two first-half goals.

Smith scored off a pass from captain Horan in the 14th minute. Smith and Horan celebrated with a choreographed handshake after the goal. She scored again in first-half stoppage time to make it 2-0 going into the break. The USA team was infused with young talent including Smith and Trinity Rodman after settling for a disappointing bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Among the veterans, 38-year-old Megan Rapinoe made her 200th international appearance against Vietnam.