Women’s World Cup: Germany cruise past Morocco in stellar opener

Germany strolled to victory in their opening Women’s World Cup game as they despatched Morocco 6-0.

Captain Alexandra Popp headed in twice to lead her side to victory against the tournament debutants.

Klara Buhl and Lea Schuller also got themselves on the scoresheet, with further help coming from own goals by Hanane Ait el Haj and Yasmin Mrabet.

Germany were clinical in front of goal and Popp opened the scoring when Morocco goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmichi missed a cross.

The Wolfsburg striker then moved into joint-third in her country’s all-time top goalscorer list with her 64th goal when she headed in from a corner.

Buhl then pounced on a rebound to finish from 10 yard and make it three just after the break, before El Haj deflected a cross into her own net.

Morocco’s misfortune continued when Er-Rmichi punched a corner into the back of Mrabet and the ball bounced in, before Schuller rounded off the scoring with an easy finish after a German counter-attack.

Germany face Colombia in their next match knowing that a win would be enough to qualify for the second round with a game to spare. Morocco come up against South Korea as they hunt for their first Women’s World Cup point.

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