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USWNT dominates like old, introduces some new in attacker Catarina Macario

Women’s soccer is growing around the planet, slowly narrowing an unmistakable gap with the United States that has existed for decades.

Positive steps, though, are often answered by a swell of American arrivals. And with the Olympics scheduled to take place this summer and a new World Cup cycle on the horizon, the U.S. squad has introduced another gem.

Meet Catarina Macario, a 21-year-old attacker who on Friday scored 2½ minutes into her first start as the Americans cruised to a 6-0 victory over Colombia in a friendly in Orlando.

Megan Rapinoe scored twice in the first half, helping the top-ranked United States extend its unbeaten streak to 34 over two years and its undefeated run at home to 50 since July 2017.