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U.S. women's soccer has a long tradition of breaking barriers. On Monday, the next generation added its own chapter, demolishing Samoa 17–0 at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Rabat, Morocco. The result stands as the largest margin of victory at any level in World Cup history, eclipsing a record set in 2025 by Morocco, who defeated New Caledonia 16–0 at the men's U-17 tournament.
The U.S. youth side featured 10 different scorers, with Maddie DiMaria leading the charge by netting six goals, including the opener just 63 seconds in. Her remarkable haul made her the first player to score six times at any World Cup since Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland bagged nine in a single match for Norway at the 2019 U-20 World Cup.
"That means everything; he's an inspiration," DiMaria said after the match about following in Haaland's footsteps. "Watching his desire and ruthlessness around the box ... 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."
DiMaria also became the first U.S. player ever to score a double hat trick in a competitive match at any age level.
Beyond the scoring record and DiMaria's standout performance, the U.S. unleashed 58 shots on the Samoan goal throughout the 90 minutes. Carolina Reyna, younger sister of USMNT midfield star Gio Reyna, and Lordana Paletta each contributed braces, while single goals came from Mia Corona, Grace Murray, Amari Manning, Deus Stanislaus, Isa Ortiz, Melia Brewer and Gianna Hanf.
U.S. Chasing World Cup Glory
Despite the senior U.S. women's national team's remarkable success — including four World Cup titles — the country has yet to claim victory at the U-17 edition of the competition. The team has reached the final just once, in the inaugural 2008 tournament, where it was beaten by North Korea.
North Korea remains the dominant force in the tournament, having ruled women's youth soccer with wins at the 2024 and 2025 U-17 tournaments as well as the 2016 and 2025 U-20 tournaments. North Korea also reached the 2026 U-20 final, where they were eliminated by Spain on penalty kicks.
Riding the momentum of their commanding 17–0 opening victory, the U.S. will aim to keep rolling in their next Group E fixture against Kenya, before closing out the group stage against China.
In the 24-team tournament, the top two sides from each group along with the four best third-place finishers will progress to the knockout rounds, with the championship match scheduled for Nov. 7 at Moulay El Hassan Stadium.