Brazilian Female footballer, Marta Vieira da Silva,  breaks the jinx by being the first woman in history to score 17 World Cup Goals.

Marta Vieira da Silva with this record knocks-out both genders, standing as No.1, climbing over the records of Gerd Muller – 14 Goals; Abby Wambach – 14 Goals; Brigit Prinz – 14 Goals; Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima – 15 Goals and Miroslav Klose – 16 Goals.

Marta’s 5th FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament-penalty against Italy has made her the all time leading scorer in the history of the WC tournament (male or female).

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The 33-year-old Brazilian is now a football legend.