Women's World Cup 2023: USA opens quest for third straight title with victory over Vietnam

22.07.2023 - 04:15 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. As expected, it was all USA on Friday night (or Saturday afternoon if you were at the game).

The scoreboard didn’t look like it, but there’s a reason why sportsbooks didn’t even allow bettors to place wagers on the USWNT in their first Women’s World Cup game.

The USA took down Vietnam, 3-0, late Friday night in Auckland, New Zealand as they began their quest for a threepeat. Sophia Smith found the back of the net in the 14th minute with her left foot to open up the scoreboard, and it would take a while for the U.S.

to score again – Alex Morgan’s penalty kick in the 44th minute was even saved to keep it a one-goal game, but Smith scored again just before the half to put the United States up two. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Sophia Smith #11 of the United States celebrates scoring with Crystal Dunn #19 and Savannah DeMelo #9 during the first half of the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Group E match between USA and Vietnam at Eden Park on July 22, 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images) Although it was hardly an onslaught on the scoreboard early, the States narrowly missed goals several times in the first half, and they were still clearly the better squad.

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Aitana Bonmati played a starring role with a brace and two assists in front of 43,217 fans at Eden Park in Auckland, a record crowd for a football match in New Zealand.