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USYNT makes history in U-17 Women’s World Cup opener

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USA makes history

The U-17 team scored 17 goals, the highest ever at a World Cup.

RABAT, Morocco - The 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup action continued on Monday with the United States defeating Samoa 17-nil in Group E at Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, Morocco.

Maddie Dimaria led the way with six goals, becoming the first player to ever score that many in a single U-17 Women’s World Cup match. Loradana Paletta and Carolina Reyna contributed to the offensive fireworks with a brace each.

Dimaria opened the scoring in the 2’ as she capitalized on a bad clearance. Mia Corona doubled the lead in the 12’ with a one-timer off a corner kick. Dimaria then struck again in quick succession, scoring a pair just two minutes apart in the 18’ and 20’.

Loradana Paletta netted her first of the match in the 25’ from close range, followed by a Grace Murray tap-in in the 28’. Dimaria notched her fourth in the 30’ when she snuck behind the defense and dribbled across the box to finish it off.

Paletta followed suit in the 37’ by dribbling through traffic and completing her brace. Her tally was followed by Amari Manning, putting the finishing touches on the nine-goal first half with a tally in the 45+4’.

The goals kept pouring in after the break as Deus Stanislaus got on the board in the 57’.

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Carolina Reyna contributed two more goals with strikes in the 64’ and 78’ with a well-placed left-footed blast from the edge of the box.

Dimaria added another pair herself in the 70’ and 73’ to further extend the lead.

Ortiz Isa, who subbed in at halftime, got on the scoresheet in the 75’ when she outraced everyone, including the keeper, and found the back of the net.

USA closed out the rout with a goal from Melia Brewer in the 87’ and Gianna Hanf in the 90’.

With ten different goal scorers, the result marked the highest margin of victory ever at a World Cup.

The United States will return to the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup pitch on Thursday to face Kenya in their second Group E match.

Post-Match Data United States vs Samoa

  • USA’s 17 goals against Samoa today set a new record for the most goals scored by a team in a single match at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
  • The United States are currently on their longest unbeaten run in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (W5 D1).
  • USA’s Maddie Dimaria is the first player to score more than three goals (six) and be involved in more than five (seven) in a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup match since at least 2018.
  • The United States are the second team to score nine goals in the first half of a FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup match, following Germany against South Africa in 2010 (9–1 at half-time, 10–1 at full-time).
  • USA’s Maddie Dimaria scored the earliest goal of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, after only 63 seconds. In fact, since 2018, this is the second-earliest goal scored by the United States in the competition, behind one by Melanie Barcenas in 2024 against the Republic of Korea (29 seconds).
  • Since 2018, the United States have become only the second team to register more than 50 shots (58) in a single match at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, following France, also against Samoa in 2025 (68).
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