Alyssa Thompson  assisting  Jaedyn Shaw  in the U.S. women’s 3-0 win over Colombia was the first time in more than 23 years that teenagers combined for a USWNT goal. In the USA’s 4-1 win over Italy on July 7, 2000, the 19-year-old Caroline Putz  came off the bench and with her first touch finished a delivery from 19-year-old Aly Wagner  for the USA’s fourth goal.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...