Norway’s Gulbrandsen scores 500th goal

I wrote earlier FIFA Women's World Cup China 2007 – 500th Goal

Norway’s Gulbrandsen scored the 500^th goal.

Norwegian striker Ragnhild Gulbrandsen scored the 500^th goal in FIFA Women’s World Cup history when she found the net shortly before half-time in Norway’s 7-2 win over Ghana on 20 September.

Gulbrandsen was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning team in Sydney 2000.

She joins an illustrious group of milestone goalscorers that includes current German coach Silvia NEID (GER, 100^th in 1995) and Julie FOUDY (USA, 200^th in 1999).