Thanks to a brace by Trinity Rodman, the U.S. Women’s National Team defeated Wales 2–0 in a friendly Sunday, July 9, in San Jose, Calif.
Officially, it was a send-off match for the USWNT before the team heads to Australia and New Zealand as the two-time defending champion in the Women’s World Cup.
Rodman in the 87th minute powered a shot from 20 yards to the upper right corner.
At 21 years and 50 days old, she is the youngest USWNT player to score twice in a match.
United States forward Trinity Rodman, of Orange Co., Calif., speaks during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) Media Day at Dignity Health Sports Part in Carson, Calif., on June 27, 2023. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Rapinoe, 38, did not play against Wales in front of the sellout crowd of more than 18,000—announced Saturday that she would retire at the completion the National Women’s Soccer League season in the fall….