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After putting the United States 2-1 up in the
31st minute, Morgan ran to the sideline and stopped to sip an
imaginary cup of tea, sparking a slew of memes and American
Revolution references on social media.
The victory came two days before Independence Day in the United
States, which commemorates the Declaration of Independence from
Britain by 13 American colonies in 1776.
Morgan came in for some criticism for the celebration, with
England international Lianne Sanderson describing it as
"distasteful".
"I think tonight I expected Alex to grab a goal, but I'm not
that happy with that celebration," the Juventus forward told
beIN Sports.
"I could be wrong but it's based upon playing against England
and we love our tea in England. I'm not a tea drinker but that's
what we're connected with so I think it's a little bit
distasteful."
Morgan said the celebration was her way of responding to the
U.S. team critics, who have accused the defending champions of
arrogance.
"I wanted to keep it interesting," she said. "I know Megan
Rapinoe has the best celebration. I had to try and step up this
game.
"I feel like this team has had so much thrown at them and us. I
feel like we didn't take an easy route through this tournament
and 'that's the tea.'"
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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