USWNT beat Vietnam to open World Cup — but was it by enough?

Will the U.S. women’s national team rue only beating Vietnam by three goals?

Should the USWNT defeat the Netherlands and Portugal to close out group play at the World Cup, then it won’t matter. But anything less than two wins could open up the USWNT to a goal differential tiebreaker, and a possible second-place finish in Group E.

The U.S. most certainly dominated Vietnam at Eden Park, outshooting their opposition 28-0 as Sophia Smith turned in a star performance in her first World Cup match.

But as some pointed out, failing to beat the Netherlands could be damaging should the Dutch run up the score against Vietnam.

That could potentially set the USWNT up with a difficult round-of-16 match against Sweden, which Vlatko Andonovski’s side would definitely like to avoid if possible.

Here are some reactions from across Twitter after the USWNT’s opening-game win.