USWNT beats Japan in SheBelieves Cup before record friendly crowd

Lindsey Horan converted a penalty kick in the 77th minute and the United States came from behind to defeat Japan 2-1 to open the SheBelieves Cup before a record crowd on Saturday.

Jaedyn Shaw also scored for the United States in the match played before 50,644 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, a record for a friendly match for the United States women on home soil. It was also the largest crowd for a women's game in the United States since the 1999 World Cup final.

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The game also marked the return of both Mallory Swanson and Catarina Macario after lengthy absences because of injury.

Japan scored 30 seconds into the game. Kiko Seike dashed down…