Fascinating football facts including: The largest victory margin in international football history is 31-0.. Nigeria has finished Africa Cup of Nations runners-up more times than any other nation..
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Did you know? The largest victory margin in international football history is 31-0.
Australia set the world record on 11 April 2001, thrashing American Samoa 31-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match.
Archie Thompson scored 13 goals in that single game, a tally that still stands as an individual scoring record for a men’s international.
No result before or since has come close to matching that margin.
Category: Record | Source: NigerianMatchday.com
Did you know? Nigeria has finished Africa Cup of Nations runners-up more times than any other nation.
The Super Eagles are three-time AFCON champions, most recently in 2013, but they also hold the record for the most runner-up finishes, with five second-place results.
Nigeria’s eight bronze medals are also a tournament record, more than any other country has managed.
It is a history that shows just how consistently competitive Nigerian football has been at the continental level.
Category: History | Source: NigerianMatchday.com
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