Australia vs American Samoa 31-0 Australia's biggest win in football

11 April 2001 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Australia vs American Samoa 31:0 International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour, Australia Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti) Goals: 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' A. Vidmar 14', 80' Popovic 17', 19' Colosimo 51', 81' De Amicis 55' On 11 April 2001, the Australian and American Samoan national association football teams played each other in an Oceanian qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The match was played at the International Sports Stadium in Coffs Harbour, Australia. Australia set a world record for the largest victory in an international football match, winning the game 31–0. Australia's Archie Thompson also broke the record for most goals scored by a player in an international match by scoring 13 goals. David Zdrilic, the scorer of eight goals in the match, scored the second-highest number of goals in an international match since World War I. The outcome of the match led to debates about the format of qualification tournaments, with the Australian manager Frank Farina and Thompson feeling that preliminary rounds should be introduced to avoid such unbalanced matches, views shared by the international footballing body FIFA. It eventually led to the introduction of a preliminary round in the Oceanian zone qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The unbalanced level of opponents was also addressed by Australia's move to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Australia 31-0 American Samoa tags: Australia vs American Samoa 31-0 Australia vs Samoa 31-0 Australia vs Australia 31-0 Australia 31-0 American Samoa Australia 31 x 0 American Samoa Australia vs American Samoa 31-0 Australia vs American Samoa highlights Australia vs American Samoa all goals Socceroos American Samoa Samoa Australia football American Samoa football Socceroos American Samoa Biggest score in international match most goals in a soccer football match record in football goals highlights Most Goals in a Football Match Most Goals in a Soccer Football Match