US opens Algarve Cup with 5-0 win over Denmark

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By The Associated Press

updated 4:12 p.m. ET Feb. 29, 2012

Alex Morgan scored two goals, Abby Wambach, Carli Lloyd and Sydney Leroux had one apiece, and the United States opened defense of its Algarve Cup title with a 5-0 win over Denmark on Tuesday night.

Seeking their ninth Algarve Cup title and third in a row, the Americans went ahead on a goal by Morgan in the 21st minute in Lagos, Portugal. Wambach doubled the lead in the 44th with her 132nd international goal, second only to Mia Hamm's 158.

Lloyd scored in the 76th, Morgan in the 84th and Leroux in the third minute of injury time.

The U.S. plays Norway on March 2, then closes first-round play in Group B against Japan on March 5 in their first meeting since Japan won last year's Women's World Cup final.

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