AUCKLAND, New Zealand — The U.S. women's national team's 2023 World Cup opener was lopsided. It was one-sided and never in doubt. It was, in a way, everything everybody expected when the back-to-back champs met Vietnam, an overmatched World Cup debutant.
But Vietnam, sitting in a super-low block, otherwise kept the U.S. at bay — and that, precisely, had been their objective.
That seemed to be the pertinent question. Mai, the Vietnam coach, essentially admitted that his team’s priority was damage control. They didn’t get that goal, but largely accomplished their mission. Their fans, outnumbered but exuberant, greeted every interception, every clearance, every tentative foray forward with cheers. They made more noise than the American fans, because, relative to expectations, they had more to get excited about.
Morgan, Smith and several other U.S. attackers missed chances. Rose Lavelle, back from a months-long injury layoff, struck the crossbar. For now, and over the coming days, those misses will be afterthoughts.
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