It was a year ago to the day that a U.S. national team faced Trinidad & Tobago in a World Cup qualifier it was expected to win, instead suffering a humiliating and humbling defeat for the ages. The women's national team made sure there would be no such repeat. Not even remotely close.
Alex Morgan's ninth-minute goal set the tone for a night of one-way traffic, and after the U.S. hit the post four times, the floodgates opened en route to a 7-0 rout that capped a perfect 3-0-0 run through Group A. Morgan and Rose Lavelle each scored twice, while Lindsey Horan, Crystal Dunn and Tobin Heath also scored in a third straight dominant showing in Cary, N.