record breaking goals Michelle Akers The United States team made its dominance in soccer clear at the first Women’s World Cup Led by Carin Jennings and Michelle Akers the team went undefeated to become champions On November 24 1991 Akers made history She scored an unbelievable five goals against Taiwan 4
No other player has scored as many goals in a Women’s Cup match Accomplishments like this are what make the competition so popular worldwide Read on to learn about other incredible World Cup records 5
record breaking players The World Cup has turned many great players into icons Its competitors have set some amazing records over the years Miroslav Klose was a scoring weapon for Germany in four World Cups In 2014 he scored his 16th career goal at the event This helped Germany win the Cup and broke the record for most career goals scored Lucky Charm Germany’s World Cup team never lost a game in which Miroslav Klose scored 6
MOST CAREER GOALS MEN’S WORLD CUP Record 16 goals Record holder Miroslav Klose Year record was set 2014 Former record holder Ronaldo How long previous record stood 8 years 7
