Brazil's Marta breaks World Cup scoring record
- nationalpilot
- Jul 3, 2015
- 1 min read
Brazil's Marta became the all-time leading goalscorer in Women's World Cup history as she netted her 15th finals goal in a 2-0 win over South Korea.
The 29-year-old forward's second-half penalty took her clear of former Germany striker Birgit Prinz.
Marta's team-mate Formiga opened the scoring to become, at 37, the oldest goalscorer in the tournament's history.
Brazil's victory took them top of Group E after the first round of fixtures, as Spain and Costa Rica drew 1-1.
Formiga, playing at a record-equalling sixth World Cup, took advantage of an error by Korean defender Kim Doyeon to give the 2007 runners-up the lead.
And, making her 137th international appearance, she was then felled in the penalty area by Cho Soh-yun to present Marta with the chance to make history.
Nearly 12 years on from her first international goal, the five-time world player of the year coolly netted her 92nd goal in 93 international appearances.
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