Colorado women carry the U.S. to opening World Cup win

Sophia Smith and Lindsay Horan, who both hail from Colorado, combined to net all three of the goals scored by Team USA in their opener

BY JAMES MERILATT

Jul 21, 2023, 9:06 PM

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The United States Women’s National Team is seeking a historic three-peat in the World Cup. Their quest got off to a good start, as they rolled to a 3-0 win over Vietnam in their opening game.

All three goals were scored by players with Colorado connections. Sophia Smith found the back of the net for the first two goals; she’s from Windsor and went to Fossil Ridge High School. The third and final goal went to Lindsay Horan; she’s from Golden.

Here’s a look at Smith’s first goal:

SOPHIA SMITH SCORES THE @USWNT'S FIRST GOAL IN THE 2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/7zBnGYfhQh

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 22, 2023

Here’s her second of the game:

SOPHIA SMITH WITH HER SECOND OF THE NIGHT‼️ pic.twitter.com/FBDaqMspCA

— World Sports Network (@WSNsports) July 22, 2023

And finally, here’s Horan’s score to make it 3-0:

Sophia Smith sets up the Captain Lindsay Horan for the third goal for the USWNT 🫡🫡 #USA #WWCNOW pic.twitter.com/kZODjsReNp

— Back Sports Page (@BackSportsPage) July 22, 2023

It was a great night for the U.S. It was also a great night for the state of Colorado.

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