Alex Morgan celebrated her 30th birthday with a goal against England and a cup of tea

Alex Morgan enjoys a cup of tea after scoring a goal against England.
(Image credit: JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

Alex Morgan is having a pretty good 30th birthday.

The forward's header in the 31st minute put the U.S. up 2-1 over England in the first half of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup semifinal matchup.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.