The United States Women's National Team (USWNT) started their World Cup victory tour crushing Costa Rica Sunday and they will go at it again as they are set to meet Wednesday.
U.S. showed dominance and masterful offense in their first meeting which took place at a jam-packed Heinz Field stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 winners let the goals rain in their first match with a lopsided 8-0 victory against Costa Rica.
Midfilder Heather O'Reilly started the scoring, netting a goal just four minutes into the match to hand the U.S. a 1-0 lead.
The Americans increased the lead 25 minutes later when forward Christen Press, who had a hat trick, scored her first goal of the match, succeeding on her second attempt after her first shot was blocked.
U.S. defender Julie Johnston netted one with a header and as the first half was coming to a halt, Press scored her second goal to help her squad take a 4-0 advantage before half time.
The biggest moment of the match was when defender Meghan Klingenberg, who was a native of Pittsburgh, scored a goal in the 54th minute which sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Klingenberg celebrated the goal with a Terrible Towel as she waived it to the sold out crowd at Heinz Field.
Following Klingenberg's goal, O'Reilly tallied her second goal of the night, defender Whiteny Engen scored with a header and Press completed a hat trick to seal the win for the U.S.
The repeat match against Costa Rica Wednesday will be the second match of a 10-game World Cup victory tour for the U.S.
Costa Rica is expected to show more flair in the second meeting following an 8-0 beatdown from the host nation but the U.S. is still excpectd to come out on top.
The match will be played at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee on August 19 at 7:30 pm EST (3:30 pm PT).
It will be shown live on ESPN 2 and to watch the game via live streaming click here.
