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Smith plays 79’, Sauerbrunn features as the USWNT defeat Iceland 5-0 and win SheBelieves Cup

Sophia Smith started and played 79 minutes in the U.S. Women’s National Team’s 5-0 victory over Iceland. With the victory the USWNT retained their She Believes Cup title. Smith started her third consecutive match for the USWNT in the She Believes Cup and earned her 13th cap. Becky Sauerbrunn started the match on the bench and came on in the 86th minute.

The Americans entered the match in need of three points if they were to defend their SheBelieves Cup crown which meant the match was wide open from the start. Three minutes into the match, Alana Cook played a flighted vertical ball to Emily Fox in the box.