Popp's pair powers Germany to a 6-0 rout of Morocco at Women's World Cup

Alexandra Popp scored twice in the first half and Germany added four more in the second in a 6-0 rout of a Morocco team on its debut at the Women's World Cup on Monday in Melbourne.

The margin of victory is the largest of the tournament so far as the two-time champions dominated throughout against Morocco, the first Arab and North African country to qualify for the tournament

Popp scored her 63rd and 64th international goals, moving to third on Germany's all-time list. The Wolfsburg forward quickly made her mark on the tournament after missing out on the final of the 2022 European Championship against England because of injury.

The second half featured two Morocco own-goals sandwiched between goals from Klara Buhl and Lea Schuller.

In the 11th minute, Popp scored with a header off a cross from Kathrin Hendrich. She doubled her tally with another header in the 39th off Klara Buhl's corner kick.

Buhl scored the third goal with a right-foot strike just 23 seconds into the second half. For the fourth goal in the 54th, Svenja Huth served a ball in off a rebound from a corner. The ball then bounced off Morocco defender Hanane Ait El Haj for an own goal.

Another own goal by Yasmin Mrabet followed before Lea Schuller rounded out the scoring for Germany in the 90th minute.