[3] It was the fifth successive World Cup (and the sixth from seven tournaments played) in which Sweden and the United States were drawn together in the group stage.
[4] Player of the Match: Kosovare Asllani (Sweden)[5] Assistant referees:[6] Mayte Chávez (Mexico) Enedina Caudillo (Mexico) Fourth official: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada) Reserve assistant referee: Princess Brown (Jamaica) Video assistant referee: Chris Beath (Australia) Assistant video assistant referees: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) Kylie Cockburn (Scotland) The United States opened their defence of their Women's World Cup title with a 13–0 victory against Thailand, setting a new record for the largest margin of victory in the tournament's history, as well as the most goals in a match.
[8][9] The U.S. team were later criticised for celebrating their later goals during the match, with some media commentators and former players calling it disrespectful,[10] but the celebrations were defended by other media commentators, the team's players and members of the opposing Thai bench.
[18] Chilean goalkeeper Christiane Endler made several major saves as her team was outshot 26–1, and was named the player of the match for her efforts.
[18] With her brace, Carli Lloyd set a new record for most consecutive World Cup appearances with a goal, having scored six matches in a row (starting in the 2015 knockout stage), surpassing the record of German forward Birgit Prinz from 2003.