After a long wait, the USA finally got their World Cup campaign up and running on Tuesday night, as they annihilated a far inferior Thailand side 13-0.
The Americans were in control from minute one, but Thailand had clearly set out to frustrate their opponents and afford them as few clear cut chances as possible.
This plan looked shattered in the sixth minute when Alex Morgan thought she had given the US an early lead, but saw her tap-in ruled out for offside. But Alex Morgan did give the US an early lead at the second time of asking when she calmly headed in a delicately chipped cross from Kelley O'Hara.