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English women's football team make history in 20-goal stomp

December 1, 2021

Surprisingly, the 20-0 win over Latvia isn't the largest win in football's history. (Source: 1News)

England's women's football team posted the biggest win in its history on Wednesday, routing Latvia 20-0 in a World Cup qualifier.

There were 10 different scorers, with four 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 on Wednesday included Ireland beating Georgia 11-0 and identical 8-0 scores for Spain over Scotland and Austria over Luxembourg.

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