When Abby Wambach towered over the Brazilian defence to head home a desperately late equaliser at the 2011 World Cup it set a United States side struggling to emerge from the shadow of its illustrious predecessors on a path to renewed glory.
FILE PHOTO: Born on June 2, 1980: Abby Wambach, American soccer player Abby Wambach of the U.S. celebrates after winning their women's soccer final gold medal match against Japan at Wembley Stadium during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake
“That moment put women’s soccer back on the map in the U.S. It gave us self-confidence,” Wambach told ESPN. “Even though we didn’t win, I think we gained our own footing and we grew the game.” When she hung up her boots later that year, Wambach was a household name with a record 184 international goals, a mark that was only surpassed by Canada’s Christine Sinclair in January.
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