Megan Rapinoe Wins Down Under.

Tonight at 6:00 p.m. PT, Megan Rapinoe as well as the United States Women’s National Team will play Vietnam in the first game of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe has been a star on the OL Reign team since she joined in 2013. She is about to go to her fourth and last World Cup.

LEAGUE PLAY

Rapinoe has been with the Reign since the club’s first season in 2013. She has made 48 goals in her career, which is a club record, and has given out 25 assists, which is also a club record. She has played for the Reign 109 times, which puts her in fourth place in the club’s history.

Rapinoe is a star on and off the field. With the Reign, she has won three NWSL Shields, been named to the NWSL Best XI once, and been named to the NWSL Second XI five times. She has also been named NWSL Player of the Month four times, which is tied for the most in the history of the league. Eight times, she has been named to the NWSL Best XI of the Month. She has scored 13 penalty kick goals, which is the most of any NWSL player ever, and she is the sixth-most productive player in terms of goals and assists.

Rapinoe has been a big part of OL Reign’s progress in recent years. She played in 14 games during the 2022 season, which was her third-most games in a single season. The forward’s six goals and four assists in seven straight games from August 2 to September 21 set a new club record for most consecutive games with a goal or an assist. She tied for the most goals scored and most assists by an OL player with seven goals and four assists.

Rapinoe has played in nine regular-season games for OL Reign this year. He has scored one goal and set up four others. She has crossed the ball 39 times and made 20 key passes. The forward has also made 121 passes, cleared the ball four times, and picked the ball off three times.

She has made two appearances in the 2023 UKG Challenge Cup for the Reign, during which she has added another clearance, a stop, 15 passes, three key passes, and four crosses.

The well-known OL Reign player said that she will stop after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the 2023 NWSL season.

INTERNATIONAL

Forward Megan Rapinoe has played 199 times for the United States since her first game against the Republic of Ireland on July 23, 2006. Rapinoe has played for the national team nearly 200 times and has scored 63 goals and given out 73 assists. This is her fourth and last time at the World Cup.

Rapinoe played in her first World Cup in 2011. She played in all six games for the USWNT and scored one goal, had three assists, and helped the team finish in second place. The forward was picked for the team again for the 2015 World Cup, where he scored two goals. The United States won the World Cup this time, which was Rapinoe’s first World Cup win.

In 2019, Rapinoe went to her third straight World Cup. She scored five goals as the USWNT won its second straight World Cup. During the title match, Rapinoe scored her 50th goal for her country on a spot kick in the 61st minute. The 34-year-old player won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards after the event. She received awards for the Best FIFA Women’s Player of the Year as well as the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year for her performance.

Rapinoe is also a very skilled Olympian, and she helped the USA win gold at the London Olympics in 2012. In the exciting quarterfinal match against Canada, she scored two goals, which was a big part of her effort. The three-time Olympian also scored two goals in the 2021 Bronze Medal game against Australia, making her the very first player in USWNT history to score more than one goal in more than one Olympic game.

Rapinoe has become one of the most important players in USWNT history, both on and off the field. She is in the top 10 for both goals and assists.

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