Lindsey Horan Scores Fastest Goal of 2019 World Cup;
USA Sets Record for Most Goals Scored in a Group Stage on Sweden Own Goal;
USA Faces Spain in Round of 16 Match in Reims on Monday, June 24 at 12 p.m. ET (FS1, Telemundo)
LE HAVRE, France (June 20, 2019) – The U.S. Women’s National Team notched an impressive 2-0 win against rival Sweden to claim first place in Group F in front of 22,418 fans at Stade Océane. Lindsey Horan’s strike in the third minute was the fastest opening goal of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, while the USA’s second goal gave the team 18 in group play – the most any nation has scored during a group stage in the history of the tournament.
2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Group F Standings
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts. |
USA |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
SWE |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
CHI |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
-3 |
3 |
THA |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
-19 |
0 |
Next on the Schedule: The USA faces Spain in the first knockout round on Monday, June 24 at 12 p.m. ET at Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims.
Broadcast information: FS1, Telemundo
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Goal Scoring Rundown:
USA – Lindsey Horan (Samantha Mewis), 3rd minute: Megan Rapinoe sent a low corner kick toward the near left post where Mewis got a touch to steer the ball through traffic to a crashing Horan who had only to push the ball across the line into the center of the net for the fastest opening goal at 2019 WWC. USA 1, SWE 0 [WATCH]
USA – Own Goal (Jonna Andersson), 50th minute: A cross from Rapinoe to the center of the box was only partially cleared to the right side of the box where Heath collected the loose ball and juked away from Andersson, who stuck out a foot to try and block the shot. Heath’s blast glanced off the Sweden defender and zipped over Lindahl in the Sweden goal USA 2, SWE 0 [WATCH] FINAL
Additional Notes:
• With the win, the USA is now 4-1-1 against Sweden at the Women’s World Cup, having faced the Scandinavians in five consecutive World Cups.
• Overall the U.S. holds a 22-6-11 record against Sweden.
• Lindsey Horan’s goal was her second of the tournament and 10th of her WNT career. Horan now has three goals in her last six appearances after notching three in her previous 17 caps.
• Horan’s goal is the fourth the US has scored in the opening three minutes of a WWC match, and the first since Carli Lloyd did so in the 2015 World Cup final against Japan.
• The USA (1991, 1999, 2003, 2019) and Germany (1991, 2003, 2011, 2019) are the only two nations to have won all three of their group stage matches in four separate World Cups.
• The U.S. kept their seventh clean sheet in their last eight WWC matches. The only game that they have conceded in over that time was the 2015 final against Japan.
• It has now been 594 minutes since the U.S. last conceded a goal, which came in the 81st minute of the American's 5-3 win against Australia in April.
- U.S. Women’s National Team Match Report -
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 1 1 2
SWE 0 0 0
USA – Lindsey Horan (Samantha Mewis) 3rd minute
USA – Jonna Andersson (own goal) 50
Lineups:
Substitutes not used: 6-Morgan Brian, 8-Julie Ertz, 11-Ali Krieger, 12-Tierna Davidson, 14-Emily Sonnett, 18-Ashlyn Harris, 20-Allie Long, 21-Adrianna Franch, 22-Jessica McDonald
SWE: 1-Hedvig Lindahl; 15-Nathalie Bjorn, 13-Amanda Ilestedt, 3-Linda Sembrant, 2-Jonna Andersson; 16-Julia Zigiotti, 17-Caroline Seger (4-Hanna Glas, 63); 10-Sofia Jakobsson, 9-Kosovare Asllani (8-Lina Hurtig, 79), 22-Olivia Schough (18-Fridolina Rolfo, 57); 11-Stina Blackstenius
Substitutes not used: 12-Jennifer Falk, 21-Zecira Musovic, 5-Nilla Fischer, 6-Magdalena Eriksson, 7-Madelen Janogy, 14-Julia Roddar, 23-Elin Rubensson, 19-Anna Anvegard, 20-Mimmi Larsson
Stats Summary: USA / SWE