Watch: Alex Morgan scores first US goal of World Cup with header
The US women’s national soccer team picked up right where it left off at the Women’s World Cup on Tuesday.
Alex Morgan scored the first goal of the 2019 World Cup for the US with a beautiful header in the 12th minute.
This one counts! @AlexMorgan13 scores her 4th career #FIFAWWC goal to give the U.S. the early lead on a @Kelleymohara assist. ???????? pic.twitter.com/hiCgNcLYbr
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 11, 2019
Morgan is arguably the US team’s most popular player, so it was appropriate that she got the scoring started.