Goals from Alex Morgan (five!!), Rose Lavelle (two), Lindsey Horan, Samantha Mewis, Julie Ertz, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd gave the tournament favourites total domination over the rank outsiders, who really didn’t look up to the task.
The U.S. Women’s National Team were in flying form in their World Cup opener. For Thailand, this was a stark and frank illustration of the gap to the elite in women’s football.
But what did we learn from this mauling in Reims? Well, here are three things.
Of course, when there is such a disparity in quality on the pitch, it should be expected for one side to totally dominate possession.