: Football: Megan Rapinoe scores brace as US rout Argentina 6-0 to retain SheBelieves Cup #IndiaNEWS Megan Rapinoe scored twice in the first half and the United States romped to a 6-0 victory over Argentina

Football: Megan Rapinoe scores brace as US rout Argentina 6-0 to retain SheBelieves Cup #IndiaNEWS
Megan Rapinoe scored twice in the first half and the United States romped to a 6-0 victory over Argentina Wednesday to retain the SheBelieves Cup friendly football title.Led by Rapinoe, the tournament’s top scorer with three goals, the United States finished with a maximum nine points with three wins from three matches in the four-nation round-robin tournament.Second place went to Brazil, who capped their tournament with a 2-0 victory over Canada earlier on Wednesday at Exploria Stadium in Orlando. Canada finished third with three points and Argentina, in their first appearance, came away with zero points.Argentina, the only team in the event outside the top-10 in the Fifa rankings, were a last-minute replacement for Japan. They had an early setback with three players ruled out of their opening match just hours before kickoff because of Covid-19 protocols.They were overwhelmed early by a United States team that scored four goals in the first half. The first two came from Rapinoe, who tapped in a ball from Rose Lavelle in the 16th minute.The 2019 FIFA Player of the Year doubled the lead in the 26th when she finished off a through ball from Carli Lloyd.“We wanted to come out fast as always,??? Rapinoe said. ‘It’s always dangerous to...Read more

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