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Since the first goal scored by Chinese player Ma Li at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, almost 440 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, of whom 50 have scored five or more. [1] The top 50 goalscorers have represented 12 nations, with 11 players scoring for Germany, and another 10 for United States.
See here for a list of players who have appeared in four or more FIFA Women's World Cups. Most championships 2: 32 players. See here for a list of FIFA Women's World Cup winning players. Most medals 5: Kristine Lilly ( United States, 1991–2007), Christie Rampone ( United States, 1999–2015). Most appearances in All-Star Team 2: 10 players. [a]
Across the 22 tournaments of the World Cup, 31 footballers have been credited as the tournament top scorer, and no one has achieved this feat twice. Ten of these players scored at least seven goals in a tournament, while Brazil's Jairzinho in 1970 and Argentina's Lionel Messi in 2022 were the only footballers to record at least seven goals but ...
This list is not an all-time top international goalscorers list, as several countries have two or more players with more goals than another country's top scorer. It simply lists only the top scorer for each country. Since January 2020, Canadian forward Christine Sinclair is the leading all-time international goalscorer. [1] She overtook Abby ...
The race for the Women’s World Cup golden boot is taking shape with the knockout stages underway in Australia and New Zealand.. Hinata Miyazawa moved back to the top of the standings as the in ...
For England, White scored 52 goals in 113 international appearances, making her the country's all-time top scorer; [2] she surpassed Kelly Smith's record of 46 goals by scoring the third goal out of 20 against Latvia in a 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying match, which was part of a record win for any senior England team. [3]
At the 2019 Women's World Cup, White scored in England's opening game against Scotland, [67] before scoring twice in England's final group stage game against Japan. [68] She scored her fourth of the tournament in the round of 16 match against Cameroon , [ 69 ] and later scored her fifth in a 3–0 quarter final win over Norway . [ 70 ]
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2] Eight nations have won the tournament.