Australia 31-0 American Samoa is the result of the world record match for the highest scoreline in an international football match. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The game was held in Coffs Harbour Australia, April 11, 2001, between Australia and American Samoa. Coordinates: For the state electoral district see Electoral district of Coffs Harbour For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions The American Samoa national soccer team is the national team of American Samoa and is controlled by Football Federation American Samoa. The match is recognized by Guinness book of records. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U
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Background
Australia was by far the best team in the oceanian zone. The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC is one of the six "continental" confederations of international football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Australia is ranked 38th in the FIFA World ranking, and was ranked 31st in 1997. History FIFA World Ranking Leaders In December 1992 FIFA first published Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar New Zealand was the only team in oceanian zone that was making a hard time for Australia. The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football New Zealand was ranked 47th at its best. On the other hand, American Samoa was, and still is, one of weakest teams in the world, ranked 200th in the FIFA World ranking, and was never ranked higher than 192nd.
Australia were drawn to play against American Samoa in Group One of the 2002 World cup qualification for the oceanian zone (OFC), together with Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone ( OFC). The Tonga national football team is the national team of Tonga and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association. The Fiji national football team is the national team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association. The Samoa national football team is the national team of Samoa and is controlled by the Samoa Football (Soccer Federation. Before the game, American Samoa played two matches, a 13-0 loss to Fiji and a 8-0 Samoa. Australia defeated Tonga 22-0 which was an easy win for Australia.
The match
Surprisingly, American Samoa held Australia scoreless for the first ten minutes of play, but then Con Boutsianis scored Australia's first goal of the match. Con Boutsianis (born 27 December 1971, Melbourne) is a Greek-Australian Football (soccer player and former International noted for his Goal refers to a method of scoring in many sports It can also refer to the physical structure or area of the playing surface in which a score is made In the 25th minute, David Zdrilic achieved a hat-trick, making the score 9-0 for Australia. David Allen Zdrilic (born April 13, 1974 in Sydney) is an Croatian Australian Football (soccer player A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Archie Thompson scored 6 of the next 7 goals as Australia led 16-0 at the half. Archibald Gerald "Archie" Thompson (born 23 October 1978 in Otorohanga, New Zealand) is an Australian Football (soccer player Thompson led Australia in scoring with 8 goals at halftime, Zdrilic with 4, Tony Popovic with 2, Boutsianis and Aurelio Vidmar each scored one goal. Anthony Popovic (born July 4, 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is a Croatian Australian Football (soccer player Aurelio Vidmar (born February 3, 1967 in Adelaide) is an Australian Football (soccer player
Boutsianis, who scored the first goal of the first half, scored the first goal of the second half, too, while Simon Colosimo and Fausto De Amicis added their first goals of the match, and Thompson scored his ninth to make it 20-0. Simon Colosimo (born on January 8, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Football (soccer player who plays Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is a former Australian soccer player Thompson and Zdrilic continued the onslaught adding 4 goals each to finish up the scoring.
At the end, with 13 goals to his name, Thompson equaled John Petrie's record for the most goals in a match. John "Jocky" Petrie (b 1867 or 1868) was a Scottish football player Petrie scored 13 goals when he was only 18 years old, part of a 36-0 win, the world record match for the highest score in a football match (national or international). Arbroath 36-0 Bon Accord is the result of a football match between Arbroath F Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
Thompson's 13 goals, together with Zdrilic's 8 goals, Boutsianis' 3 goals, 2 goals each for Aurelio Vidmar, Simon Colosimo and Tony Popovic, and Fausto De Amicis' single goal, broke the record for the highest scoreline in an international football match, 31-0.
Match details
| April 11, 2001 | Australia  |
31 – 0 |  American Samoa |
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ronan Leaustic  Tahiti |
Boutsianis  10' 50' 84'Thompson 12' 23' 27' 29' 32' 37' 42' 45' 56' 60' 65' 85' 88'Zdrilic 13' 21' 25' 33' 58' 66' 78' 89'Vidmar 14' 80'Popovic 17' 19'Colosimo 51' 81'De Amicis 55' |
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After the match
Australia continued the qualifications with a minimal 2-0 win over Fiji and 11-0 win over Samoa. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions The American Samoa national soccer team is the national team of American Samoa and is controlled by Football Federation American Samoa. Coordinates: For the state electoral district see Electoral district of Coffs Harbour The Fédération Tahitienne de Football is the governing body of football in French Polynesia. Con Boutsianis (born 27 December 1971, Melbourne) is a Greek-Australian Football (soccer player and former International noted for his Archibald Gerald "Archie" Thompson (born 23 October 1978 in Otorohanga, New Zealand) is an Australian Football (soccer player David Allen Zdrilic (born April 13, 1974 in Sydney) is an Croatian Australian Football (soccer player Aurelio Vidmar (born February 3, 1967 in Adelaide) is an Australian Football (soccer player Anthony Popovic (born July 4, 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is a Croatian Australian Football (soccer player Simon Colosimo (born on January 8, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Football (soccer player who plays Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is a former Australian soccer player Michael Petkovic ( Croatian: Michael Petković) (born July 16, 1976 in Perth) is an Australian Football (soccer Kevin Vincent Shaun Muscat (born 7 August 1973 in Crawley, England) is an Australian soccer player who currently plays Craig Andrew Moore (born December 12, 1975 in Sydney New South Wales) is a defender from Australia, who plays for. Anthony Popovic (born July 4, 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is a Croatian Australian Football (soccer player Tony Vidmar (born July 4, 1970 in Adelaide) is a former Australian Football (soccer player of Slovenian-Italian origin Aurelio Vidmar (born February 3, 1967 in Adelaide) is an Australian Football (soccer player David Allen Zdrilic (born April 13, 1974 in Sydney) is an Croatian Australian Football (soccer player Con Boutsianis (born 27 December 1971, Melbourne) is a Greek-Australian Football (soccer player and former International noted for his Simon Colosimo (born on January 8, 1979 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Football (soccer player who plays Archibald Gerald "Archie" Thompson (born 23 October 1978 in Otorohanga, New Zealand) is an Australian Football (soccer player Fausto De Amicis (born 26 June 1968) is a former Australian soccer player Scott Miller may refer to Scott Miller (programmer, programmer and founder of Apogee Software Scott Miller (writer director Frank Farina (born September 5 1964 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is an iconic retired Australian footballer and current coach of Australian Nicky Vitolio Salapu (born 3 January, 1978) is a Goalkeeper from the American Samoa national football team and he currently plays for Pansa Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone ( OFC). The Fiji national football team is the national team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association. The Samoa national football team is the national team of Samoa and is controlled by the Samoa Football (Soccer Federation. Australia finished with a +68 goal difference (an average of 17 goals scored in a game in the groups stage), without conceding a single goal. At the final round, Australia defeated New Zealand by the aggregate score of 6-1, but were subsequently defeated by Uruguay in the OFC/COMNEBOL playoff. The New Zealand national football team, nicknamed the All Whites, is the national team of New Zealand and is controlled by New Zealand Football
American Samoa lost the final groups stage match 5-0 to Tonga. The Tonga national football team is the national team of Tonga and is controlled by the Tonga Football Association. American Samoa finished with a -58 goal difference (an average of 14. 5 goals goals conceded in a game in the groups stage), without scoring a single goal in the qualifications.
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