Alex Morgan scores five goals as US routs Thailand, 13-0, in World Cup opener
by Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times
Jun 12, 2019
3 minutes
REIMS, France - It was the most one-sided game in World Cup history.
And it wasn't that close.
The U.S. women's 13-0 rout of Thailand in their tournament opener Tuesday was a rout wrapped in a mauling inside an embarrassment. And with Alex Morgan scoring five times, it was a game that featured almost as many records as it did goals:
_The 13 goals were the most in a World Cup game, regardless of gender, and the margin of victory was also the largest ever, surpassing Germany's
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