The United States Women's Under-17 team beat Samoa 17-0 in their opening match at the World Cup. GOAL reported that the result was the largest victory at any age level in a World Cup tournament.
DiMaria scores six
Maddie DiMaria scored six goals for the United States, while Carolina Reyna and Loradana Paletta each scored twice. Ten different players scored for the United States.
DiMaria said: "That means everything; he’s an inspiration. To be the next player behind that is just such an honor. I’m super blessed to have all those girls finding me in the right places."
Match numbers
The United States recorded 58 shots and led 9-0 at half-time. Samoa goalkeeper Susahna Peacock made 13 saves during the match.
Records and next game
GOAL reported that the result surpassed the previous record for the largest margin at an 11-a-side World Cup, which was a 16-0 win by Morocco against New Caledonia in the boys' under-17 tournament. GOAL reported that DiMaria is the first player to score six goals in a single match at a FIFA Finals since Erling Haaland scored nine at the Under-20 Men's World Cup.
Ciara Crinion said: "I wasn’t aware, but I’m super proud of this group and it’s nice that they have something like that behind their name."
The United States play their next group-stage game on Thursday against Kenya. Kenya lost their opener 3-0 to China.