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Lloyd earned the start after
coming off the bench in
the opener, and in the 11th
minute became the first
player to score in six straight
World Cup matches.
She added another on a
header off a corner in the
35th minute for her 10th ca-
reer World Cup goal, which
moved her into third on
the all-time U.S. list behind
Abby Wambach (14) and
Michelle Akers (12).
Four years ago at the World
Cup in Canada, Lloyd
scored three goals in the
opening 16 minutes of the
finale to lead the United
States to a 5-2 victory over
Japan for the team's third
overall title.
She nearly got another hat
trick — which would have
made her the first player
with two World Cups — but
her penalty kick in the 81st
minute went wide left.
"It's haunting me right now,"
Lloyd said. "Wasn't good
enough." Chile goalkeeper Claudia Endler fails to stop the United States' second goal during the Women's World Cup Group F soccer match
The score could have been between the United States and Chile at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Sunday, June 16, 2019.
worse for Chile without un- Associated Press
shakable goalkeeper Chris-
tiane Endler, who finished Several of the American was moved to the bench solid again against the U.S., discrimination and seeking
with six saves and fended players reached out to along with Megan Rapinoe which peppered her with equitable pay.
off a flurry of U.S. shots in their Thai counterparts fol- and Tobin Heath. shots. "As we cheer them on in the
the second half. lowing the match. Lloyd Becky Sauerbrunn, who sat Julie Ertz scored in the 26th World Cup, we must sup-
"I think we would have defi- exchanged encourag- out of the match against minute with a header off a port their fight off the field
nitely had a couple more in ing words and tweets with Thailand because of a mi- corner kick from Davidson for equal pay. In 2019, it's
there if she had not come goalkeeper Sukanya Chor nor quad injury, returned that Endler got her hands past time we close the pay
up with those big saves," Charoenying, and FIFA and anchored a backline on but couldn't stop. It was gap and ensure women
Lloyd said. posted an interview with that included 20-year-old her first World Cup goal get paid as much as men,"
Endler, who was named Thailand's coach thanking Tierna Davidson, who was and came with her hus- Biden posted on Twitter.
player of the match, la- the U.S. players for being making her World Cup de- band Zach Ertz, a tight-end U.S. soccer maintains that
mented the loss to the de- professional and playing but. Davidson is the young- for the Philadelphia Eagles, the two teams have differ-
fending champions after- well. est player to start for the looking on. ent pay structures because
ward. The United States set re- United States in the World Endler was able to prevent of separate collective bar-
"I thought it was a good cords for goals and margin Cup since Tiffany Roberts Lloyd from another at- gaining agreements.
game that we played, but of victory against Thailand. against Norway in 1995. tempt at a hat trick when The United States plays
obviously you saw how Alex Morgan tied the World Chile made just one lineup she tipped the U.S. cap- Sweden in Le Havre on
complicated it was for us as Cup record for most indi- change, starting midfielder tain's shot over the net in Thursday to wrap up the
a team," she said through a vidual goals with five, and Claudia Soto in place of the 72nd minute. group stage. It is the first
translator. she was among a record Yanara Aedo. Former Vice President Joe meeting between the two
The Americans were blast- seven different scorers in a Chile lost its opener to Swe- Biden was among the U.S. teams since Sweden oust-
ed after their tournament- single game. den 2-0 but goalkeeper team's well-wishers before ed the American from the
opening victory for the After such a rout, Jill Ellis Endler kept the Swedes out the sold-out game at Parc quarterfinals at the 2016
lopsided score, and over- made sweeping chang- of the goal until 83rd min- des Princes stadium. Biden, Olympics.
enthusiastic celebration, es to the starting lineup ute. The second goal got who is running for President Chile wraps up the group
and the controversy cloud- against Chile with a new past her in stoppage time. in 2020, referenced the with a match against
ed the run-up to Sunday's front line: Lloyd, Christen The 6-footer who plays for team's lawsuit against U.S. Thailand on Thursday in
game. Press and Mallory. Morgan Paris Saint-Germain was Soccer alleging gender Rennes.q