in as a sub for her 200th cap for team usa, becoming the 14th player to reach that milestone for her nation. captain lindsey horan adding the security goal in the 77th minute to officially put the game away. afterwards, smith spoke about rising to the occasion knowing there s a lot of soccer left. i feel good. i think it was a good starting point for our team in this tournament. i also know we have a lot more that we can give, a lot more to do, little things to work on. so i think it is a good place to start, and personally it was good to just get a world cup game under my belt, kind of see how it felt, know what to ex expect. but, yeah, i think it makes me more excited for the next game. that s the right attitude. an incredible night for her. up next for the united states is the netherlands on wednesday ni night, their second game, a rematch of the 2019 world cup final. it gets more challenging from here partly because the united
performance everyone expected. good morning to you both it. was a solid effort but left the way for a lot of improvement. for this match it was never really a question if the back-to-back champs were going to beat a debutante with vi vietnam. i think people thought there were going to be a few more goals, but the americans did possess the ball for the win and it didn t take long for sophia smith to score, driving the ball into the back of the net in the 14th minute. she s just shy of 23 years old. a lot of people think she s going to be the breakout star of this tournament. she became the second youngest women s player in history to score. megan rapinoe is used to that kind of thing. she did come in as a sub in the 61st minute for her 200th cap.
doubling the lead three minutes from time. by the way, no sign of rapinoe, though. that 200th cap will just have to wait for the world cup. that 2-0 united states. they get the job done against the welsh national team. rapinoe remains on 199 caps for now. now after the match, the u.s. given a rousing sendoff before they head down under. megan rapinoe! oh, america looking to become the first country ever, the u.s. hoping to become the first country ever, men s or women s team, jim, to win three world cups in a row that would be absolutely incredible if they can get the job done. opening up against vietnam on july the 21st, jim. back to you. we re going to be cheering them on. it s going to be fun to watch. another big story this weekend, is the nba announcing a new midseason tournament. i heard about this earlier today
the first soccer player to receive the presidential medal of freedom. i want to bring in brandi chastain, another soccer legend, to talk about this, and she is a world cup and olympic champion, by the way, cofounder of the national women soccer leagues new expansion team, bay fc. randy, good to catch up, it s been a while since we last spoke. but, what do you think? megan rapinoe retiring i guess it had to happen sooner or later, but, with a remarkable career she has had. absolutely. to be honest with you, i was not expecting the news, today, but i knew that it was in the near future. megan has contributed 199 times to the u.s. women s national team. i am very excited that her 200th cap will be here in san jose, in northern california where she grew up. she has been an inspiration to so many young people, and impacted not only social change, but i believe, our league and our u.s. women s