Amy Rodriguez Gives U.S. Women 2-0 lead

Amy Rodriguez has given the United States Women's Soccer Team a 2-0 aggregate lead over Italy as their World Cup qualifier heads into the second half of the second leg.

The goal was set up by a shot from Megan Rapinoe. Rodriguez was able to collect the rebound and beat Italian goalkeeper Anna Maria Picarelli.

Those were the first two shots the U.S. had put on goal in the match.

The spot in the World Cup is still far from secured, though, as road goals are the first tiebreaker. If Italy were to score twice, they would win outright as the U.S. only scored one goal during their road leg.

The Italians have played reasonably well in the half, forcing U.S. goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart into three saves.

If the Italians were to advance to the World Cup, this would mark the first Women's World Cup that didn't include the United States.

The U.S. has never finished worse than third in any of the previous five Women's World Cups and has won two of them (1991 and '99).