Football history full ground with plenty records, but some records dey so wild say e go sound like fake gist if person no check am well. One of those records na the biggest ever win for international football, and the scoreline shock even football historians till today.
For November 2001, football world witness one kain match wey no don ever happen before and no don still happen again.
Australia beat American Samoa 31–0. Yes, you read am well. Thirty-one goals to nothing.
How E Take Happen
The match happen during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for Oceania. Australia and American Samoa jam for one of the qualifying matches, and from kickoff, e clear say the two teams no dey the same level at all.
Australia come into the match with a full-strength side, while American Samoa travel with a very weak squad. As a matter of fact, many of American Samoa regular players no fit play that day due to passport and eligibility wahala.
The result? Complete domination.
From first whistle, Australia control everything — possession, chances, goals. American Samoa struggle just to keep shape, talk less of defending.
Archie Thompson: The Man Wey Scatter Record
If the scoreline never shock you enough, wait till you hear this part.
One man alone score 13 goals in that single match.
That man na Archie Thompson.
With those 13 goals, Archie Thompson set another world record — the most goals ever scored by one player in an international match. Till today, nobody don break am.
Anytime people dey talk about impossible football records, Thompson name must show.
More Records from That Same Match
The match no just set one record. E scatter plenty:
- Biggest win in international football history (31–0)
- Most goals scored by one team in an international match
- Most goals scored by a single player in an international match (13 goals)
Even for club football, no scoreline don reach this level for official international competition.
Wetín This Match Change for Football
After this match and another heavy defeat wey American Samoa collect during that same qualifiers, FIFA begin reason say the system no fair for weaker nations.
Na from incidents like this FIFA later introduce preliminary rounds and better qualification structures, so that very small football nations no go dey face world powers directly every time.
The aim na to protect developing teams and make international football more balanced.
Why This Record Still Stand Today
Since that 2001 match, international football don change well well. Teams dey more organized, qualification structures better, and mismatches like that one no dey common again.
Even when big teams play smaller nations today, defensive organization and tactical discipline don improve enough to prevent scorelines like 31–0.
That’s why many football analysts believe this record fit stand forever.
Shey You Sabi Say?
Football fit be unpredictable, but history no dey lie. The day Australia beat American Samoa 31–0 remain one of the most unbelievable — yet 100% legit — moments for football history.
Na facts like this make football sweet pass just ninety minutes.
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