DiMaria Scores Four as the U.S. Routs Kenya and Reaches the Knockouts

Maddie DiMaria scored four first-half goals, and the United States beat Kenya 6-1 at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat on Thursday to clinch a place in the round of 16 of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Americans have six points and 23 goals from two Group E matches, with the top spot in the group still to be decided.

DiMaria needed five minutes to score, knocking in a cross from the middle of the box, and added a left-footed shot in the 22nd minute. She then converted two penalties, in the 35th minute and in first-half stoppage time, and the U.S. led 4-0 at halftime. She scored six times in the 17-0 opening win over Samoa and leads the tournament with 10 goals. Her six and her four are the two biggest single-match totals across the tournament’s last five editions.