USA Women 4-2 Mexico Women

The USA team was on the front foot early on in the match as Mallory Pugh scored on the 3rd minute in an open net after she received a pass from the left by Megan Rapinoe which attracted the attention of the goalkeeper who left the goal empty. Mexico responded 9 minutes later through Monica Ocampo who scored from a difficult angle to make it 1-1. Monica Ocampo then turned provider for Kiana Palacios’ goal on the 25th minute. USA scored the second shortly after with Horan finishing off Rapinoe’s cross. 25 minutes down and there were 4 goals already. Who said that goals galore can only be seen in the men’s league only? The USA ladies learnt from their mistakes early on in the match of giving away the lead and adjusted their game in order to make sure they end the match with a win. Lloyd scored the third for USA and Morgan scored the fourth. The two teams went into the break with USA leading 4-2 and both teams made many changes in a bid to try and win the match. Rapinoe, who was the best player on the day scored USA’s fifth goal as she took a 35 yard shot that went in on the 64th minute. She also crossed in for Morgan to score again the 6th and final goal of the match. That was all for the match.

Morocco: Inside their 2018 FIFA World Cup bid

The North African country is making a fifth attempt at hosting the world’s biggest soccer tournament, the FIFA World Cup. Their fifth bid couldn’t be any easier as they have to outbid a USA, Canada and Mexico’s joint bid. In their 193 paged document submitted to FIFA, Morocco presented a case of them being "one of the safest countries in the world" and will offer "an ideal security environment" for the tournament. It is an interesting point to make especially during the period when gun law and policy is one of the key political debates.

"Exceptionally low murder rates (three per 100,000 people), benefitting from very low gun circulation, are reflected in a United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) study ranking Morocco among the best-performing nations in the world - at the same level as both Denmark and Japan." - The Moroccan bid.

Mexico’s murder-rate stood at 21 per 100, 000 in 2017 (the highest in modern records) ; USA was at 5.3 per 100, 000 IN 2015 according to the FBI while Canada was at 1.68 per 100, 000 in the same year.