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The US Women's National Team received critical and critical acclaim after beating Thailand 13-0 on Tuesday in the opening match of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2019 in France.
The score of 13-0 was the most unbalanced match in the history of men's and women's tournaments.
Some blamed the team for raising the score and not playing, while others pointed to the importance of the goal differential in the tournament.
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Discussions about team celebrations and aggressive play against a poorly adapted Thai team also went to FOX's badyst office. While sports commentator Rob Stone said the team should have relaxed, the rest of the panel, consisting of Kelly Smith, Heather O'Reilly, Ariane Hingst and Alexi Lalas, strongly disagreed with him.
Lalas said that he "has no problem with that." In particular, he challenged conversations with children watching, saying he hoped they would be able to learn to "not apologize for being good".
Lalas did not say that Americans now have more pressure because of their game.
"That goal that they already had on their backs as defending champions, he was just a lot bigger," said Lalas. "They have now described themselves as bad guys and bullies, and the only thing the world prefers more than watching a tyrant get hit in the face is watching an American tyrant get hit in one shot. . "
"Right now, the United States, with what they did last night and their behavior last night, have to win this World Cup."
Although Lalas does not disagree with the team's celebrations or goals, he nevertheless acknowledged the threat this poses to the US team.
The next match of the US team will be held Sunday against Chile.
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