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'You can’t feel bad for scoring as many goals as possible' - USWNT defends 13-goal blitz against Thailand

The U.S. opened the World Cup with a record-breaking performance, as they scored an incredible 10 goals in the second half

U.S. midfielder Sam Mewis was answering a question about Alex Morgan’s incredible performance against Thailand on Tuesday night and said, “Alex getting four goals was crazy.”

Several media members interrupted her. Actually, it was five goals.

“She got five goals?!” Mewis exclaimed with genuine surprise. “Oh my god, I thought she got four. That’s wild!”

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It was that kind of night for the U.S. women’s national team in their World Cup opener.