The goals will come for the voracious USWNT. But who will score them?

Trinity Rodman and Sophia Smith will be among the headliners of a formidable United States attack at the Women’s World Cup. Photograph: Lachlan Cunningham/USSF/Getty Images for USSF

As the United States women’s national team’s final World Cup tune-up match dragged on without a goal against Wales on 10 July, a familiar question loomed: Where would the spark come from?

The answer eventually came in the form of forward Trinity Rodman, who entered the game at the start of the second half and scored twice in the final 15 minutes to deliver a 2-0 victory for the United States.