Striker Alex Morgan scored five times as the holders began their World Cup campaign with the largest margin of victory in either the men's or women's World Cup. "For all that have issue with many goals: for some players this is there first World Cup goal, and they should be excited," the scorer of a record 184 international goals tweeted to her 679,000 followers. "This is your dream of playing and then scoring in a World Cup. Rob Stone, meanwhile, the host of the Fox Sports World Cup coverage on American television, sided with Twellman. The U.S. team is here to win a World Cup.

Source: The Star June 12, 2019 00:20 UTC