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United States women begin Victory Tour with thumping win over Costa Rica

The world cup winner showed no drop in form in demolishing its CONCACAF foe in the first game of its victory tour.

PITTSBURGH, PA. -- Terrible Towels and all, if you had to pick the perfect American city to kick off the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s Victory Tour, the Steel City was the place.

The defending Women’s World Cup champions continued their party by defeating Costa Rica 8-0 on Sunday afternoon. The final score was an 8-0 obliteration of this over-matched CONCACAF opponent. It took place in front of an all-time record crowd for a soccer game in Pittsburgh, which was also the largest crowd ever to attend a standalone U.