The biggest Women's World Cup wins of all time - ranked

After a hugely disappointing start to the 2023 World Cup, things finally clicked into place for Norway in their final group game against the Philippines. Even without Ada Hegerberg leading the line, the European side breezed to a 6-0 victory.

Sophie Roman Haug opened the scoring in the sixth minute and went on to complete a hat trick. Caroline Graham Hansen - controversially dropped for her side's previous game against Switzerland - also netted, with an Alicia Barker own goal and a Guro Reiten penalty completing the rout.

Coming into the tournament off the back of losing in the Euro 2022 final, Germany were motivated to go one step further in Australia and New Zealand. And they made a strong start to their campaign against World Cup debutants Morocco, hitting them for six.

The irrepressible Alexandra Popp got the ball rolling with a first-half brace and Germany turned the burners on after the break. First, Klara Buhl made it 3-0 in the opening minute, before a pair of own goals and a late strike from substitute Lea Schuller completed the rout.

Ecuador had a bit of a meltdown during their group-stage meeting with Cameroon in 2015. After falling 2-0 down early on, they gifted their visitors three penalties before full-time, with Ligia Moreira also seeing red for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

Cameroon won their final spot kick in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time, and Gaelle Enganamouit stepped up to complete her hat-trick, sealing a historic win for a side in the process.

Few people saw this one coming. Russia had done well in the group stages, with victories over Australia and Ghana earning them a place in the quarter-finals.

Germany were their opponents in the knockout stages and things were going pretty well by half-time; Martina Muller's goal was the difference between the teams. However, the Germans stepped things up in the second half, scoring six times. At least Elena Danilova's goal provided Russia with something to shout about.

Argentina are a leading light of the men's game, but a lack of investment has always left their women's side lagging behind. Their heavy defeat to Japan was one of the team's darker days.

A brace from the legendary Homare Sawa got them off to a good start and a Mio Otani hat-trick inside eight second-half minutes saw the Asian giants pull away. Emi Yamamoto was the other scorer.

Wow, the 2003 routs just keep on coming don't they?

It may surprise you to find a respected footballing power like South Korea receiving a drubbing like this, but Norway showed no mercy. Five different scorers got in on the act here, with the Tigers of Asia vowing to never be humiliated on the world stage like it again.

Canada knew they'd be up against it during their meeting with the reigning World Cup champions. Even still, they wouldn't have expected to be so soundly beaten.

Ann Kristin Aarones' eighth-minute opener set the tone for a dominant Norway victory, with five other players - including future head coach Hege Riise - making the net bulge in Maryland.

Due to an organisational quirk, Brazil entered the 1999 World Cup unseeded, but it didn't take long for them to prove their unquestionable quality.

Mexico were their opponents for the opening game and the Selecao scored five times before the break to assert their dominance. Two more goals would bookend the second half in what was a truly humbling night for Mexico.

After beating Denmark 3-0 in front of nearly 80,000 spectators in the opening game of their home World Cup, the United States were in a buoyant mood against Nigeria.

This was bad news for the Super Falcons as a USWNT team led by the likes of Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly punished them for opening the scoring in the second minute by netting seven times without reply. Nigeria would at least get out of the group thanks to victories over Denmark and North Korea.

This was a significant result in the 2023 group stage as the Dutch routed Vietnam to finish top ahead of reigning champions the USA.

They did it in style, too, with Esmee Brugts scoring a pair of stunning, long-range, curled goals on the way to a 7-0 victory. Jill Roord also bagged a brace.

Against the odds, Taiwan made it through to the quarter-finals of the inaugural Women's World Cup, edging out Brazil as the second-best third-place team on goals scored. But considering how their last-eight tie against the USWNT went, they might have preferred to head home early.

The United States were merciless from the first whistle, with the irrepressible Michelle Akers netting five times in the first 48 minutes. Joy Fawcett and Julie Foudy also scored for the eventual winners.

En route to winning the whole thing, Norway capped off their 1995 World Cup group stage by thrashing Canada.

Player of the tournament Hege Riise got on the scoresheet along with Randi Leinan. Meanwhile, Marianne Iren Pettersen registered a brace and Ann Kristin Aarones completed her hat trick in the 93rd minute.

China were dominant in the 1999 group stages, winning each of their three games against Australia, Sweden and Ghana.

A sizeable portion of their goal difference was racked up against the Black Stars, over whom they secured a 7-0 victory. Sun Wen was the star of the show, grabbing a 54-minute hat-trick.

Prior to their emergence as one of Asian football's strongest sides, Japan received a thumping from Sweden at the inaugural Women's World Cup.

The floodgates opened inside the first minute, with Lena Videkull and Anneli Andelen both notching braces for the heavy favourites. Sweden would go on to reach the semi-finals, where they were beaten by rivals Norway.

Just four days prior to putting Canada to the sword, Norway kicked off their World Cup campaign by slaughtering another of their Group B opponents: Nigeria.

There was a charitable feeling in the air, with the eight goals being shared by five different scorers. Hege Riise and Ann Kristin Aarones netted twice as Norway showed they were good enough to go on and lift the trophy.

The warning signs for this rout came in Ecuador's group-stage opener, which they lost 6-0 to Cameroon - a team who sat five places below them in the FIFA rankings when the 2015 World Cup kicked off.

Switzerland were probably the weakest European side in the competition on paper, but that did not stop them running wild in front of over 30,000 supporters in Vancouver. Ramona Bachmann and Fabienne Humm both helped themselves to hat tricks in a bombastic 10-1 victory.

Prior to Switzerland's huge win, neighbours Germany put on an attacking exhibition against unfortunate World Cup debutants Ivory Coast.

Again, there were two hat tricks, this time registered by Celia Sasic and Anja Mittag, while a young Sara Dabritz also got in on the act. The result led to a flurry of opinion pieces on why expanding the tournament from 16 to 24 teams had been a mistake.

"It was easier than expected."

That was Germany striker Birgit Prinz's verdict on her side's victory over Argentina in the 2007 World Cup group stages. It's hard to argue with her assessment.

La Albiceleste simply could not live with the defending champions, with Melanie Behringer netting the opener inside 12 minutes. Prinz would go on to score a hat trick, a feat matched by Sandra Smisek in the second half.

Few games in women's football history have provoked as much debate as the USWNT's record 13-0 win over minnows Thailand. Every goal was celebrated feverishly by the massive favourites, a move that former Canada star Kaylyn Kyle described as "embarrassing" - and she was far from alone in her criticism.

After the dust had settled, Alex Morgan, who scored five in the game, defended her team's actions.

“We really just came into the game really wanting to showcase ourselves. Every goal matters in this tournament and that’s what we were working on," she said.

The result cemented the USWNT's status as the team everyone loves to hate, but that did not stop them going on to secure a second successive World Cup trophy in 2019.