Full-time: As expected, the USWNT don't get out of second gear and still score four goals against Portugal. The two teams will meet again on Tuesday night at the Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
64' Pugh gets to the byline but there's no one at the back post for the US and Portugal concede the corner. The corner is floated in but comes to nothing.
38' CHANCE! Joana Marchão saves what would've been the third goal off the line! Lloyd had found room to run again and her final touch beat the goalkeeper but not Marchão.
34' Cláudia Neto nutmegs Davidson and puts in a good cross that Emily Sonnett has to stretch to clear. That was Portugal's best attacking move of the game.
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Portugal’s looking to get back on track. How are they doing?
The last time Portugal played was back in April, when they faced Hungary at the Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca. They played two friendlies that month against the same national team and reaped two wins. One of the scores was 2-1 with goals by Vanessa Marques and Monica Mendes. In the next game they beat Hungary by 4-1 with goals by Diana Silva, Carole Costa, Vanessa Marques and Claudia Nieto.
Portugal has a great opportunity to show they mean business in this next friendly against the World Cup champions. We must remember that Portugal has never beat the US and the last time they met was on November 2018, when the US beat them 1-0.
The Victory Tour continues with a ticket sold record. Now it’s Philadelphia’s time!
After the good result against Republic of Ireland for 3-0 in Pasadena, California, the team now heads to Philly. According to US Soccer this game has sold more than 45.000 tickets, establishing a new record for a friendly game.
Minnesota, North Carolina and Illinois are the next states where the USWNT will stage and we expect them to keep this trending while they take advantage of the World Cup fever.
USWNT: What coach Ellis has said about the injuries and recent call ups
“With the injuries we currently have to several World Cup players, and with two of our main priorities on the Victory Tour being spreading around the minutes and keeping players healthy for their clubs during this critical playoff push, it made sense to call in Casey and Kristen to give us options and depth for these games against what will be a tough Portugal team. Both players have been performing very well in the NWSL and I know they’ll fit right in with our group for these matches.”
Due to the many injuries the USWNT players are facing, coach Jill Ellis decided to add two players that were not part of the roster that won the World Cup back in july, Those two players are Chicago Red Stars defender Casey Short and North Carolina Courage forward Kristen Hamilton.
The UWSNT vs Portugal match will be played at the Lincoln Financial Field, in Pensilvania, Philadelphia, United States. The kick-off is scheduled at 7pm ET.
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