Racing Louisville FC star Ary Borges scores first hat trick of Women's World Cup

ary-borges-first-hat-trick-womens-world-cup-brazil-racing-louisville-fc — Apr 1, 2023; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Racing Louisville FC midfielder Ary Borges (8) celebrates her goal against Washington Spirit during the second half at Lynn Family Stadium. Mandatory Credit: EM Dash-USA TODAY Sports

One of Racing Louisville FC’s brightest stars is responsible for the first hat trick of the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Ary Borges, a midfielder for Racing Louisville, scored three goals for Brazil in her World Cup debut, leading her home country to a 4-0 win over Panama.

Borges’ first goal came in the 19th minute, a header off a cross. Twenty minutes later, she had a chance for her second score. Her header was saved but she converted the rebound to put Brazil up 2-0. Just after the second half began, Borges set up her teammate Bia Zaneratto with a sick back heel flick for Brazil’s third score.

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The 23-year-old wasn’t done yet. In the 70th minute, Borges scored again off a cross to notch her hat trick. When Brazilian great Marta subbed in with 15 minutes to go, Borges exited the pitch to a standing ovation from the crowd at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, Australia.

Ary Borges with the first hat trick of this year's edition of FIFA Women's World Cup 🎩🇧🇷

Rewatch all of the heroics in our 90' in 90" highlights ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/kHj89uDAxO
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 24, 2023

A storybook World Cup debut for Ary! 🇧🇷🫶 pic.twitter.com/HCCj49HxXJ
— Racing Louisville FC (@RacingLouFC) July 24, 2023

Almost as good as Borges’ highlights? The footage of her family watching at home:

A família da Ary Borges toda orgulhosa depois dessa estreia 😍 #Encontro #GloboNaCopa pic.twitter.com/uQaBL3JCqF
— TV Globo 📺 (@tvglobo) July 24, 2023

Gotta love it. Brazil now sits atop Group F with three points. They play France on Saturday.

USA vs. Netherlands on Wednesday

In case you somehow missed it, the US Women’s National Team won its first match of the Women’s World Cup, defeating Vietnam 3-0 on Friday night. They face the Netherlands, which defeated Portugal in its opening match, Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. You can watch it live on FOX. The winner takes control of Group E.

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