U.S. women’s soccer is no stranger to making history. On Monday, the next generation made its mark, thrashing Samoa 17–0 at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Rabat, Morocco. It signified the biggest win at any level in World Cup history, surpassing a mark set in 2025 by Morocco, who picked up a 16–0 win over New Caledonia at the men’s edition of the U-17 tournament.
The U.S. youth squad had 10 different goal scorers, led by Maddie DiMaria, who scored six, including the first of the night just 63 seconds into the contest. With her scoring barrage, she became the first to score six times at any World Cup since Manchester City star Erling Haaland scored nine in a single game for Norway at the 2019 U-20 World Cup.
