Cristiane scores hat-trick as Brazil sink Jamaica for perfect start


Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group C - Brazil v Jamaica - Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France - June 9, 2019 Jamaica's Sydney Schneider in action with Brazil's Ludmila REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot

(Reuters) - Brazil's Cristiane became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in the women's World Cup as the former finalists sealed a superb 3-0 victory over debutants Jamaica on Sunday to kick off their campaign in convincing fashion.

At 34 years and 25 days, Cristiane eclipsed the record of American Carli Lloyd who was 32 years and 355 days when she scored three times in a 5-2 win over Japan in the 2015 final.

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