Nevertheless, large victory margins have sometimes been criticized. After the U.S. women's team defeated Thailand 13–0 in the opening round of the 2019 World Cup, setting records for both the most goals scored and the largest margin of victory in either World Cup, the team faced accusations that it had run up the score, especially since players had celebrated the later goals, including Alex Morgan's fifth goal, in the game's 87th minute, as enthusiastically as they had celebrated the earlier ones. Critics noted that many of the Thai players had been crying as the game ended. Former Canadian midfielder Clare Rustad called the American women's conduct "disgraceful" on The Sports Network, where Kate Beirness added her complaint that Morgan's holding up five fingers to celebrate her last goal was "just unacceptable".