Watch: Team USA's Sophia Smith scores two goals vs. Germany

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Watch: Budding American soccer star Sophia Smith scores two goals vs. Germany

By Clark Dalton | Last updated Jul 28, 2024 4:50 PM ET

In recent years, names such as Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe have starred for the U.S. women's national team. Sophia Smith could be next in that line.

On Sunday, in the USWNT's Group B match against Germany at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Smith netted a goal on an assist from Trinity Rodman in the 10th minute. Then, she scored another goal from a high shot outside of the box in the 44th minute, giving the Americans a 3-1 lead at halftime.

Trinity Rodman ➡️ Sophia Smith

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It’s ALL going right for the United States!

Sophia Smith scores her second v. Germany.

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6 - Sophia Smith is the sixth #USWNT player to score a goal in both the World Cup and Olympics before turning 24 years old (T. Milbrett, A. Morgan, H. O'Reilly, M. Swanson, T. Venturini). Experiences. pic.twitter.com/55fxHw621J
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Smith left with a leg injury in the USWNT's Olympic debut against Zambia. It's a positive for the Americans that the ailment doesn't appear to be affecting her.

Smith — the 2022 U.S. Female Soccer Player of the Year — is one of the most accomplished players on an inexperienced team. The average age on the Olympic roster for the women's team is 26.8 years old, the youngest since the 2008 Beijing Games.

Clearly, Team USA needs the Portland Thorns FC forward to keep scoring goals to win its first gold medal since the 2012 London Olympics.

Clark Dalton

Dalton is a 2022 journalism graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He gained experience in sports media over the past seven years — from live broadcasting and creating short films to podcasting and producing. In college, he wrote for The Daily Texan. He loves sports and enjoys hiking, kayaking and camping.

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