US' Trinity Rodman scores two second-half goals in win over Wales in final tune-up before Women's World Cup

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Megan Rapinoe and Trinity Rodman stood side by side at the top of a stairwell waiting to return to the field for some final cheers and fanfare before the Americans departed for the Women's World Cup Down Under.

The Old Guard and Young Guard of U.S. Soccer are mixing, meshing. These women are still learning from each other and about each other. And U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski is confident the kinks will be worked out over the coming couple of weeks in training for the Americans to shine.

Rising star Rodman scored for U.S. in the 76th minute and again in the 88th, and the Americans finally capitalized on their many offensive chances to beat Wales 2-0 on Sunday in a final tuneup for the Women's World Cup.

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United States midfielder Lindsey Horan, left, and Sophia Smith, center, celebrate with forward Trinity Rodman, right, who scored in the second half of a FIFA Womens World Cup send-off soccer match against Wales in San Jose, Calif., Sunday, July 9, 2023.  (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)

Several players are dealing with injuries so Andonovski had to adjust his lineup.

"Changes were necessary and with those changes now we're going to need maybe a couple more weeks until we get in sync," Andonovski said. "We're very confident in where we're at right now and we can see how good we're likely going to look and when that happens it's going to look good."

First, Rodman broke up a scoreless tie when she one-touched a pass from Sophia Smith then later emphatically delivered again to provide a glimpse of Americans' youth movement headed to the big stage in Australia and New Zealand.

Smith corralled a