The United States Women’s National Team finished with its strongest outing in months, defeating FIFA’s No. 6 team, Japan, to close the inaugural Tournament of Nations at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA. Alex Morgan came on in the second half and snapped an eight-game goal-less streak in international play, to go with strikes by Megan Rapinoe and Mallory Pugh in a 3-0 win.
The USWNT improved to 27-1-7 against Japan in the all-time series, and 8-0-4 on home soil. The United States finished second in the tournament after Australia had mauled Brazil earlier in the evening.