COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) -- On her final victory lap, Pia Sundhage hopped and high-stepped her way around the field.
As the U.S. women's national soccer team coach soaked in the cheers from the capacity crowd, her team began serenading her by belting out, "You are my Sunshine."
A fitting tribute since Sundhage has had the squad in perfect harmony for five years.
A fitting way to go out, too.
Abby Wambach broke a tie early in the second half and Alex Morgan added two goals and two assists, helping the U.S. beat Australia 6-2 Wednesday night in an international friendly that was Sundhage's farewell game.
"Today is Pia's day. We've been talking about it all day: What can we do to show her?" Wambach said. "She's a passionate woman about this game. We knew the best thing we could do was give her a win."
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I like that she will coach the Swedish ladies team but I would actually prefer if she had coached the swedish mens team instead.
