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United States’ forward Alex Morgan celebrates after scoring a goal during the France 2019 Women’s World Cup semi-final football match between England and USA, on July 2, 2019, at the Lyon Satdium in Decines-Charpieu, central-eastern France. 
Getting your player ready...
Alex Morgan scores her first goal since the opening game and retakes the lead in the Golden Boot race (6 goals, 3 assists)
She's the first player in history to score on her birthday 🎂
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer)
Happy birthday, Alex Morgan.
The United States’ 30-year-old star scored on a head off of a pass from Colorado’s Lindsey Horan in the 31st minute Tuesday to give her team a 2-1 lead over England.
It was her sixth goal of the tournament and first since her five-goal performance against Thailand.
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