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Only 31 days remain until the start of the World Cup in Brazil this summer. On this occasion, "15min.lt" will present the most interesting facts from the history of the World Cup every day.
The most impressive result in the history of World Cup qualifying matches was recorded in 2001 between the teams of Australia and American Samoa. The Australians crushed their opponents with a score of 31:0. The match was so hopeless that even the referee lost count and the scoreboard showed a result of 32:0.
This legendary match also recorded an unmatched number of goals scored by a single player in international football matches. New Zealander Archie Thompson, representing Australia, scored an incredible 13 goals in that match.
About the record defeat of American Samoa and the following matches, a documentary film "Next Goal Wins" was even created, which will be released in world cinemas soon.
The rain of goals from Australia:
