USA 13-0 Thailand: United States claim biggest ever Women's World Cup win - BBC Sport
The United States record the biggest ever victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup as they hammer Thailand 13-0.
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The United States recorded the biggest ever victory in the Fifa Women's World Cup as they crushed Thailand 13-0.

The 2015 winners were 3-0 up at half-time, scored four times in 10 minutes in the second half and then added six more goals in the last 16 minutes.

Alex Morgan scored five times for the United States with two goals apiece for Rose Lavelle and Samantha Mewis.

Lindsey Horan, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd also scored to beat Germany's 11-0 win over Argentina.

The United States' previous biggest win in the tournament was a 7-0 success over Chinese Taipei in 1991, while Germany's thrashing of Argentina came in 2007.
• None US head coach Ellis 'in tears' after record win
• None Relive how the United States thrashed Thailand as it happened

How the goals went in
• None 2-0, 20 minutes: Rose Lavelle's powerful strike was helped into the net by the keeper.
• None 3-0, 31 minutes: Lindsey Horan scores from six yards out after Wilaiporn Boothduang fails to clear Tobin Heath's free-kick.
• None 4-0, 50 minutes: Samantha Mewis' deflected effort gave her the 800th goal in Women's World Cup history.
• None 5-0, 52 minutes: Morgan tucked in after Thailand failed to clear a free-kick.
• None 6-0, 54 minutes: The ball bounced kindly to Mewis in the box and she struck another.
• None 7-0, 56 minutes: Mewis turned provider this time for Lavelle, who placed in the seventh.
• None 8-0, 74 minutes: A neat turn and finish from Morgan completed her hat-trick.
• None 9-0, 79 minutes: Megan Rapinoe timed her run to perfection and completed a flowing move.
• None 10-0, 81 minutes: Morgan hit a cracking strike from the edge of the box for her fourth of the night.
• None 11-0, 84 minutes: Substitute Mallory Pugh rounded the goalkeeper and rolled the ball in.
• None 12-0, 87 minutes: Morgan's brilliant flick and powerful finish delivered the best goal of the night.
• None 13-0, 90+2 minutes: Carli Lloyd raced through the middle and slotted in from close range.

Ruthless USA do not let up

The USA players refused to take their foot off the accelerator in the closing stages, taking an 8-0 lead into the final 12 minutes before adding five further goals.

Several of Thailand's players were clearly upset at the final whistle, with tears streaming down forward Suchawadee Nildhamrong's face, while some members of the USA team attempted to console their opponents.

Five-goal striker Morgan said: "With the scoreline tonight, we have to look at the group stage as every goal counts.

"It was important for us to continue to go. We knew every goal could matter."

The defending champions have lost just one international game since July 2017 and have now won seven games in a row, scoring 36 goals in the process, and not conceding in five matches.

How good did the USA look?

The USA are bidding to reach their third consecutive final and become only the second nation to successfully defend a Women's World Cup title, after Germany's 2003 and 2007 successes.

They arrived in France as favourites to win a record fourth title, but many pundits have tipped France, England or the Netherlands to succeed, with Canada, Australia and Sweden mentioned as dark horses.

Head coach Jill Ellis' side finished second in this year's SheBelieves Cup to winners England but on Tuesday at Stade Auguste-Delaune they reminded the world of their attacking class in a game in which they could have actually scored many more.

They had 40 attempts at goal, including 20 on target, and were also denied two strong appeals for penalties in the first half.

Thailand, ranked 34th in the world, lost 9-0 in their previous meeting with the USA in a friendly in 2016 and were playing in the finals for only the second time, having been eliminated in the group stage in 2015.

They could still make the next phase but need good results against Sweden and Chile, who played each other earlier on Tuesday with the Europeans winning 2-0.

Thailand boss Nuengruethai Sathongwien praised the attitude of the American players after the final whistle and said: "They saw that our players were very disappointed and they wanted to encourage us to continue fighting. Thank you very much for that.

"We've got two more games to play and we need to bounce back. They have their responsibilities and they know what they need to do.

"My players were waiting for this moment and they were really disappointed."

Another thrashing for Thailand - the stats
• None The United States' 13-0 win over Thailand is the largest margin of victory in either the men's or women's World Cup.
• None Thailand have now lost three of their four Women's World Cup matches (won one). In those three defeats, they have failed to score a single goal while conceding 21.
• None Since the start of 2018, Alex Morgan has scored 26 goals for USA Women in all competitions, 13 more than any other player.
• None Mallory Pugh became the 32nd different player (excluding own goals) to score for USA at the Women's World Cup, only Germany have more different scorers in the competition's history (34).
• None Only Germany (five) can boast more hat-trick scorers in Women's World Cup matches than USA, with Alex Morgan becoming the fourth player do so for her country (Carli Lloyd, Michelle Akers and Carin Jennings are the others).
• None Samantha Mewis' opening goal for USA was the 800th goal scored in Women's World Cup matches, with USA responsible for 116 of them - more than any other team.
• None Carli Lloyd earned her 275th cap for the US in their win over Thailand, moving her to fourth on the all-time list. Only Mia Hamm (276), Christie Rampone (311) and Kristine Lilly (354) have earned more.
• None Only Brazil midfielder Formiga (37y 99d) has scored a goal in a Women's World Cup encounter at an older age than Carli Lloyd at 36 years and 330 days.

The USA will face Chile in Paris at 17:00 BST on 16 June, three hours after Thailand meet Sweden.

Jill Ellis' side will then be up against Sweden in Le Havre in 20 June, in a game that is likely to decide which side tops the group.

The top two teams in each of the six groups will qualify automatically for the last 16, along with the four best third-placed sides.
• None Goal! USA 13, Thailand 0. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Morgan with a through ball.
• None Attempt missed. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
• None Attempt blocked. Christen Press (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mallory Pugh.
• None Goal! USA 12, Thailand 0. Alex Morgan (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
• None Goal! USA 11, Thailand 0. Mallory Pugh (USA) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Morgan.
• None Attempt missed. Carli Lloyd (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samantha Mewis with a headed pass.
• None Goal! USA 10, Thailand 0. Alex Morgan (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Megan Rapinoe.
• None Goal! USA 9, Thailand 0. Megan Rapinoe (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mallory Pugh following a fast break.
• None Attempt saved. Taneekarn Dangda (Thailand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suchawadee Nildhamrong.
• None Goal! USA 8, Thailand 0. Alex Morgan (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christen Press.
• None Taneekarn Dangda (Thailand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• None Attempt missed. Megan Rapinoe (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Navigate to the next page Navigate to the last page