In the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Women’s National Team’s 13-0 rout of Thailand at the Women’s World Cup, plenty of fans and pundits (wrongly) took issue with how the team celebrated — particularly later in the match.
The USWNT players were forced to listen to this seemingly unavoidable criticism and explain why they would celebrate late goals against a severely overmatched opponent.
On Sunday, the USWNT returned for their second Group F match of the World Cup, facing Chile. And it didn’t take long for the team to issue their on-field response to all those angry fans and Canadian soccer analysts out there.
When Carli Lloyd opened the scoring with an 11th-minute goal, she eventually turned to her teammates on the bench and broke out a polite golf clap.
So good.
The bench joined in on the celebration and signaled a combination of thumbs up and handshakes.
That’s one way to clap back at the haters, Carli. *shows self out*
The USWNT won, 3-0, to clinch a spot in the knockout stage.
