On July 24, Beijing time, in the first round of the Group H group stage of the 2023 Women's World Cup, the German women's football team played against the Moroccan women's football team. In the 11th minute, Pope's header gave the German women's team the lead. In the 38th minute, Pope scored with a header. In the 46th minute, Clara pushed in front of the goal to extend the advantage. In the 54th minute, Moroccan defender Hanani accidentally swung an own goal. In the 79th minute, the Moroccan goalkeeper made a mistake that caused an own goal from his teammate. In the 90th minute, Schurrle scored with a supplementary shot. In the end, the German women's team beat the Moroccan women's team 6-0 to usher in the opening goal, creating the largest point difference of this World Cup so far. In the second round of the group stage, Germany will face Colombia Women and Morocco will face South Korea.
The German women's football team has won the World Cup twice in 2003 and 2007, and won the European Championship eight times, and is one of the favourites to win this World Cup. However, in the recent warm-up matches, the German women's football team played mediocre, losing 2-3 to Zambia and 1-2 to Brazil, only a narrow 2-1 victory over Vietnam women's team.
This year's Women's World Cup is the first time Morocco has participated in its history. In last year's Women's Africa Cup, Morocco reached the final, setting a team's best result despite a 2-1 defeat to South Africa and qualifying for the World Cup. In the recent warm-up matches, the Moroccan women's football team performed well overall, drawing 0-0 with Italy and 0-0 with Switzerland, only to lose 0-1 to Jamaica.
In the third minute, a cross from the left side of the German women's front field caused a Moroccan handball, and Clara's free kick was deflected straight at goal.
In the 11th minute, the German women's team made a steal in front, Hendrig crossed on the right wing, the Moroccan goalkeeper made a mistake in judging the landing point, Pope scored with a header, and Germany led 1-0!
In the 14th minute, the German women's team crossed from the left and Brand's left-footed volley from the back of the penalty area flew away.
In the 23rd minute, Morocco quickly counterattacked, crossed from the right and cleared the German women's defender.
In the 33rd minute, the German women's midfielder sent consecutive wonderful passes in the middle, De Britz single-handedly pushed the goal, but the offside goal was invalidated.
In the 38th minute, the German women's football team opened a corner kick on the left side of the front court, and Pope's header scored twice, giving the German women's team a 2-0 lead!
In the 41st minute, the Moroccan midfielder sent a wonderful pass and Ramari had a solo chance, but was too hesitant to handle the ball and failed to form a shot.
In the 46th minute, the German women's football team made a steal in front, crossed from the left to the back post, and Clara pushed and scored in the chaos, giving Germany a 3-0 lead!
In the 52nd minute, the German women's team made a mistake in the back, the Moroccan women's team quickly counterattacked, and Lamarie single-handedly pushed the goal, but the offside goal was invalidated.
In the 54th minute, the German women's football team opened a corner kick to the back post, and then the second cross, Hanani accidentally swung an own goal, and the German women's team led 4-0!
In the 63rd minute, the German women's team attacked on the right wing, Pope's inverted triangle return pass was blocked and deflected, and Moroccan goalkeeper Hadija reacted quickly to save the ball.
In the 79th minute, the German women's football team opened a corner kick on the right side of the front, the Moroccan goalkeeper made a mistake, Ridvani failed to complete the relief and sent an own goal, the German women's team led 5-0!
In the 90th minute, the German women's team attacked on the right wing, Ratwei was saved for pushing, Schurrle scored a supplementary shot, and the German women's team led 6-0!
In the 95th minute, the German women's team crossed from the right and Schurrle scored with a header, but the first goal was invalidated for offside.
In the end, the German women's team beat the Moroccan women's team 6-0 to usher in the opening goal, creating the largest point difference of this World Cup so far. In the second round of the group stage, Germany will face Colombia Women and Morocco will face South Korea.
Germany Women's squad: 1-Froms/17-Felisetas Rauch (88 mins 2-Chantal Hagel), 3-Katrin Hendrich, 13-Sara DeBritz, 9-Svenja Hutter/18-Melanie Loipolz (64 mins 14-Lena Ratwein), 20-Lena Magur (64mins 7-Leia Schüller), 23-Sara Dulsson/19-Clara (65 mins 16-Nicole Anjomi), 22- Yule Brand, 11 Alexander Dra Pope (81 mins 10 Laura Freigan)
Moroccan women's squad: 1 Hadija El Rumesh / 2 Zinab Ridvani, 17 Hanani Ait El Hajj, 21 Jasmin Murabit, 11 Fatima Taknavat, 19 Sakina Uzraoui/4 Sara Kesse, 6 Irudi Nagausz (81 mins 5 Nislyn El Shad), 16 Anissa Lamarie (67 mins 8 Salma Armani), 7 Gizrane Shabaikou/23- Rossella Aien