ANIMATED: Alex Morgan Goal Has Young Fan Flashing The World
Shame on every last one of you who didn't conduct a wholehearted Brandi Chastain in honor of Alex Morgan's goal that put the United States up 1-0 on Japan in the Women's World Cup Final. After "Microwave" Morgan took the pitch in relief of the injured Lauren Cheney and then finally produced the USA's first score after a grueling first half, the following occurred (photo above via @tyler_mcgee, GIF below via @BlazersEdge):

Underrated: fan in the bottom right who’s literally been blinded by patriotic fervor thanks to the USWNT’s excellence. Japan quickly equalized, leading one to assume there are many shirtless youth in Japan right now.
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