An equaliser (in Commonwealth English) or equalizer (in

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), is a sports term that refers to a goal or

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that makes the two teams' scores equal. For example, if Team A is winning 1-0 and Team B scores a goal, making the score 1-1, then that goal is an ''equaliser''. According to '' Sports Illustrated'', one of the most significant goals in United States soccer history was an equalizer scored by

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: a header goal off a left-footed long-distance cross from Megan Rapinoe in the 122nd minute of play of the

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quarterfinal in Germany.

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called the goal the "greatest Women's World Cup goal."

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