JUST IN: Alex Morgan scores 5 goals for US in 13-0 blowout of Thailand at World Cup.
Alex Morgan scored five goals while Rose Lavelle and Samantha Mewis each added two as the United States recorded a historic 13-0 win over Thailand in the Women's World Cup opener for both squads in Reims, France, on Tuesday., had absolutely no problems dispatching their No. 34 opponents in the Group F match played at Stade Auguste Delaune II.
Morgan's five goals matches the most ever scored by an American woman, equaling the five-tally performance by Michelle Akers in 1991 game against Chinese Taipei. The U.S. performance marked the biggest win in Women's World Cup history, topping an 11-0 German win over Argentina in 2007. Goals by Lavelle, Morgan and Lindsey Horan gave the United States a 3-0 lead going into the dressing room, before the Americans really poured it on in the second 45.
Samantha Mewis scored twice and Lavelle and Morgan added one goal during a six-minute, second-half barrage to quickly make it 7-0. Morgan completed her hat trick in the 74th minute before she added two more goals along with tallies by Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd to complete the double-digit blowout.The Americans return to action on Sunday against Chile at 6 p.m. local time in Paris, noon ET.
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