The Women’s World Cup gets under way next Thursday in Australia and New Zealand, marking Ireland's first appearance at a major tournament.
Here's a look ahead to the tournament in numbers. Four – the United States hold the record for Women’s World Cup titles, winning four of the eight previous tournaments including the last two back-to-back.
Four is also the number of different nations to have been crowned champions, with Germany winning twice and Norway and Japan once each. 17 – Brazil’s Marta will go into her sixth World Cup as the competition’s all-time leading scorer with 17 goals. 10 – the record goal tally in a single edition, by American Michelle Akers in the inaugural 1991 competition.
That included five in a match, against Chinese Taipei, a record matched by compatriot Alex Morgan against Thailand in 2019. 13-0 – the USA’s World Cup-record winning margin in that game against Thailand. 30 – Kristine Lilly played more World Cup finals matches than any other player, 30 for the USA between 1991 and 2007. 190 – Christine Sinclair’s career goal tally for Canada is a record for a male or female player.