U.S. opens Women’s World Cup title defense with victory over Vietnam
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Sophia Smith has yet to find a stage that’s too big for her. In college, she led Stanford to a national title. In the NWSL, she led the Portland Thorns to a championship and became the youngest player to win league MVP honors. So it came as no surprise that she made her first World Cup game her own as well, scoring a pair of first-half goals and assisting on Lindsey ...
by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
Jul 21, 2023
3 minutes
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Sophia Smith has yet to find a stage that’s too big for her.
In college, she led Stanford to a national title. In the NWSL, she led the Portland Thorns to a championship and became the youngest player to win league MVP honors. So it came as no surprise that she made her first World Cup game her own as well, scoring a pair of first-half goals and assisting on Lindsey
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