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REIMS, FRANCE (June 11, 2019) Thailand fell to the United States, 13-0 in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup debut for both teams. Thailand created a very unique setup using one forward, five mid-fielders, four defenders and a goalkeeper throughout the game. In the end it proved to be a fruitless setup. The United States’ forward Alex Morgan had a record five goals in this match; breaking her scoreless streak in three international games. Rose Lavelle scored her first international goal in her international debut on the team. Samantha Mewis scored twice, while Lindsey Horan, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd added a goal each to the scoreboard.
While the scoreboard shows a clear US victory over a team that values respect, the question begs itself, “When is the score too high?” A phrase that was continuously used by commentators in the match was “goal differential”. Throughout this lopsided game, the commentators kept using the phrase “goal differential”, so let’s break that phrase down.
Each team receives a three points for a win and one point for a draw. Once group play is complete the goals for each team are tallied and used for advancement. In the event of a tie, the number of goals a team has is brought in to play to determine a winner. Therefore a team needs the maximum number of goals possible in each game to advance out of group play.
The United States will play Chile Sunday June 16 at 11 a.m. CDT and will play Sweden on Thursday June 20 at 2:00 p.m. CDT to complete their group stage of games
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