Celia Sasic scored the fastest hat-trick in Women’s World Cup history and Anja Mittag also scored three to fire the top-ranked Germany to a 10-0 victory over Ivory Coast on Sunday in Group B.
Leonie Maier found a wide-open Sasic on the edge of the six-yard box for her first goal in the third minute. Sasic headed in a Lena Goessling cross for her second before Goessling set up Mittag in the 29th minute to fire past Dominique Thiamale in goal. Sasic completed her hat-trick in the 31st minute before Mittag made it five in the first half with her second goal.
Mittag notched her own hat-trick in the 64th minute, beating Thiamale on a breakaway. Simone Laudehr scored in the 71st minute and was quickly replaced by Lena Petermann, who found Sara Dabriotz with a cross for Germany’s eighth goal in the 75th minute. Melanie Behringer drove through the hands of Thiamale for the ninth and Alexandra Popp completed the rout from a free-kick in the 85th minute.
The two-times World Cup winners hold the record for the biggest tournament win, an 11-0 rout of Argentina in 2011.
Norway, runners-up at the 2013 European Championship, brushed aside the debutants Thailand 4-0 in their opening Group B match in Ottawa.
Trine Ronning, their captain, converted a free-kick in the 15th minute and the striker Isabell Herlovsen scored a quick first-half double as the Thais struggled to cope with their more muscular and skilful opponents. Ada Hegerberg added a fourth but the Norwegians also spurned several excellent chances. Maren Mjelde could not add to their tally from the penalty spot, Herlovsen had a goal chalked off for offside and Hegerberg hit the woodwork twice.
Holland kept pace with the hosts Canada, who opened the tournament with a 1-0 over China on Saturday, by defeating New Zealand in Group A. A moment of brilliance from Lieke Martens gave her side their first World Cup goal in a 1-0 win.
Martens, who plays club football in Sweden, scored her 21st international goal with a superb 33rd-minute shot from outside the area. It left Erin Nayler with no chance in the New Zealand goal. “It’s a dream come true,” said the 22-year-old. “As a girl you dream of scoring at the World Cup.”
The Dutch, playing their first ever World Cup, next play China, with their final group game scheduled against Canada.
– The Guardian
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