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Match 4 - Netherlands v India 7-1
> The Netherlands beat India 7-1 today to record their biggest World Cup victory since beating Ireland 6-0 in 2002. > For India today’s defeat by a 6-goal margin marks their biggest defeat in World Cup competition. > The last time Netherlands scored at least 7 goals in a World Cup match was 29 years ago in 1981 when they beat Belgium 7-0 and Soviet Union 7-3. > Their record for most goals in a World Cup match is eight in 1976 vs Mexico (8-0). > The Netherlands saw four different players score in today’s match. The last time this happened in a World Cup match was in 2002 when they beat USA 5-2 through goals by Ellis Verbakel, Mijntje Donners, Ageeth Boomgaardt and Aniek van Hees (2). > Marilyn Agliotti netted her first World Cup goal for The Netherlands. At the 2006 World Cup she scored once playing for South Africa. > Netherlands’ Kim Lammers and Maartje Paumen (PC) also netted against India in the last World Cup in 2006. > Paumen scored a hat-trick and is now joined top scorer at Rosario 2010 with Luciana Aymar (ARG). > Paumen is the first Dutch player to score a World Cup hat-trick since Kim Lammers and Sylvia Karres scored three goals each in Holland’s 6-1 win over China in 2006.
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