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Article: Women's World Cup: United States rout Nigeria 5-0
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- September 26, 2003
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BARRY WILNER, AP Sports Writer
AP Worldstream
09-26-2003
Dateline: PHILADELPHIA
Mia Hamm was unstoppable for the second straight World Cup game, scoring two early goals, then setting up one in the second half as the United States routed Nigeria 5-0 Thursday.
Hamm treated a crowd of 31,553 to yet another masterful performance. After assisting on all three goals in a 3-1 victory over Sweden on Sunday, soccer's career scoring leader with 144 goals almost single-handedly did in the Nigerians.
Hamm converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute with a shot low to the right corner after Cindy Parlow was knocked down in the area by Nigerian captain Florence Omagbemi.
In the 12th, she sent a 35-yard ...