The scoreboard reading 20-0 during the Women's FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Group D match between England and Latvia at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2021. (Tim Goode/PA via AP) The England women’s team posted the biggest win in its history on Tuesday, routing Latvia 20-0 in a World Cup qualifier.
There were 10 different scorers and four had hat tricks _ including Ellen White, who became the team’s all-time leading scorer and now has 48 goals for her country. England beat Latvia 10-0 in Riga in late October.
England’s previous biggest win was 13-0 against Hungary in 2005.
Other lopsided victories Tuesday included Ireland beating Georgia 11-0 and identical 8-0 scores for Spain over Scotland and Austria over Luxembourg.
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