She shone on the pitch against France and New Zealand in their past two outings, causing problem for the defence with her speed and ball control.
Pugh is already an established member of the USA senior national team squad, even scoring at the recent Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in Rio.
The 19-year-old had already played in 6 FIFA sanactioned matches and scored 2 goals.
Pugh showed her class on Thursday night against the New Zealand scopping the the player of the match for her outstanding performance.
