REIMS, France (Reuters) - Striker Alex Morgan scored five times as holders the United States began their World Cup campaign with a record 13-0 win over Thailand on Tuesday. After netting four times in six minutes shortly after the restart, they then added six more goals in the last 16 minutes. "We really wanted to showcase ourselves and what we've been preparing for and working on and I think we did that," said Morgan. The result surpassed Germany's 11-0 win over Argentina in 2007 and almost doubled the U.S. own previous record - a 7-0 success over Taiwan in 1991. The last time the two teams met, the United States won 9-0.

Source: The Star June 11, 2019 21:20 UTC