Celia Sasic and Anja Mittag were on target with a hat-trick each as Germany recorded a massive 10-0 victory over debutants Ivory Coast in their World Cup Group B opener in Ottawa.
Two-time Women's World Cup winners Germany delivered their opponents a harsh welcome to the competition with Simone Laudehr, Sara Daebritz, Melanie Behringer and Alexandra Popp also on target in the triumph.
Germany fell just short of matching the record they set with an 11-0 victory over Argentina in 2007 and next up for the top-ranked nation is a meeting against Norway - who saw off Thailand 4-0 - on Thursday.
Source: PA
