Skip to main content

Women's World Cup Review: Marta breaks record in Brazil victory

Brazil striker Marta became the Women's World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer as the South American side defeated South Korea 2-0 in Montreal.

Marta notched her 15th World Cup goal when she converted a 53rd-minute penalty, moving a goal clear of former Germany striker Birgit Prinz, while her team-mate Formiga became the oldest player to score at FIFA's premier women's event when she slotted Brazil's opener in the first half.

Brazil have never won the Women's World Cup but started their campaign in comfortable fashion, although they needed some charity from South Korea to take the lead; Formiga pouncing on a dreadful back-pass in the 33rd minute to score.

Formiga was also involved in her team's second goal, earning the penalty after a foul from Cho So-hyun.

In other matches, Colombia earned a 1-1 draw late in their clash with Mexico thanks to Daniela Montoya's rasping drive from the edge of the box, while Spain and Costa Rica also played out a 1-1 stalemate in front of a sparse crowd in Montreal.