The United States Women’s National Team played Argentina on Wednesday to close out the SheBelieves Cup. The USWNT beat Argentina 6-0, ending the tournament with nine points and winning it all. The U.S. became the first team to win back-to-back SheBelieves Cups and the first team to keep three clean sheets all tournament.
Becky Sauerbrunn was the only Portland Thorns representative in Vlatko Andonovski’s starting eleven. She played the full 90 minutes while Crystal Dunn, Lindsey Horan, and Sophia Smith all started the match on the bench.
The U.S. started fast and didn’t slow down. In the 16th minute, Rose Lavelle lofted a through pass to Megan Rapinoe.