<P> On 11 April 2001 , the Australian and American Samoa national association football teams played each other in a 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 , achieved the second highest number of goals in an international match since World War I . </P>
<P> On 11 April 2001 , the Australian and American Samoa national association football teams played each other in a 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 , achieved the second highest number of goals in an international match since World War I . </P>
most goals ever scored in a fifa match
most goals ever scored in a fifa match
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