With a double from Trinity Rodman, daughter of eccentric NBA player Dennis Rodman, the United States beat Wales in their bid for the Women’s World Cup.
In the last rehearsal before defending the Women’s World Cup title, United State Wales were defeated 2-0 on Sunday with two goals from the youngster Trinity Rodman In San Jose, California.
Forward, daughter of the former NBA star, Dennis Rodman, He opened the scoring in the 76th minute after a pass from Sophia Smith and sealed the victory with a right-footed shot into the top corner from outside the area in the 87th minute.
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The Washington Spirit star entered the field at half-time in place of Alex Morgan and, at 21 years and 50 days old, became the youngest player to sign a brace for the national team.
Rodman, at a young age, already stood out in American soccer and his four-year contract for $1.1 million is the best in the history of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). He made his 2021 debut in the league and achieved that year being the “Rookie of the Year,” “USA Young Player of the Year” and NSWL’s Top 11 Player of the Year.
“I think he was very smart, and people take that away from him. He was a nerd by nature and an exceptional athlete, but at the end of the day, I think he was one of the smartest players of all time.”Trinity recently stated, when asked what elements it takes from its father’s game.
veteran Megan RapinoeBallon d’Or winner in 2019, he was unable to jump onto the pitch of Paypal Park the day after he announced his retirement from football at the end of this season.
It took the United States more than expected to break down the fierce resistance of Wales, a team that did not qualify for the World Cup, but they ended up retaining their eight-match winning record in 2023, with just 19 goals. one vs.
Team USA will now travel to New Zealand to begin the fight for their third consecutive world title. Vietnam (July 22), the Netherlands (July 27) and Portugal (August 1) will be opponents in Group E.
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