United States vs. Uzbekistan

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Rose Lavelle and Catarina Macario each scored a pair of first-half goals, and the United States women's national team beat Uzbekistan 9-0 on Tuesday to extend their winning streak to 67 games.

Trinity Rodman, who came in as a second-half substitute, scored her first international goal. Dennis Rodman's daughter is the U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year.

The United States opened the game with its youngest starting lineup since 2007, and three of them scored.

In the first game of the two-game series, the U.S. team defeated Uzbekistan 9-1 in Columbus, Ohio. Sophia Smith had a hat trick.

The Americans only have one more international window in June to prepare for the World Cup.

Lavelle said that this is a good test for the teams that sit in a low block.

The United States took the lead on an own goal 25 seconds into the game.

Macario scored in the 12th minute and in the first half of the game. Lavelle scored in the 25th and 27th minutes.

The U.S. scored in the 14th for her fifth international goal.

The goal that Rodman scored in the 71st was her third for the United States. Rodman is a professional soccer player for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League.

The two late goals were scored by Puce andnchez.

Lavelle said that the more time we have, the more fun it will be and the more we can connect.

The national team had a debutant in goal. She is the oldest player in team history to get her first cap.

Naomi was the top pick in the NWSL draft by the San Diego Wave. The team didn't start a player with 100 or more caps for the first time in four years.

The U.S. team was supposed to play a team from Asia but they pulled out. It was difficult to find a new opponent because of coronaviruses and European World Cup qualification.

Two veterans, Megan Rapinoe andBecky Sauerbrunn, were left off the roster because of injury. Julie Ertz is expecting her first child, and Crystal Dunn is pregnant as well.

Alex Morgan and Christen Press were not with the team, as coach Vlatko Andonovski continued to emphasize young players in preparation for the upcoming CONCACAF qualification.

Next year, the Women's World Cup will be held in Australia and New Zealand.

The U.S. team has won 60 times and drawn seven times on American soil.