Australia 31 - 0 American Samoa

Thompson set the world record for most goals scored in an international match on April 11, 2001, when Australia played American Samoa in Coffs Harbour in a qualifier for the 2002 World Cup. Australia won 31-0 (the score was originally reported as 32-0 as the scorekeepers lost count). ^[2] Thompson, who was not Australia's first choice striker, scored 13 of the Australian goals.

Thompson's feat was helped by playing in a team of well-drilled professionals, even though they were not Australia's first choice team, and playing against one of the world's weakest national football teams.

The 13 goals broke the record of 10 shared by Denmark's Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen in a 17-1 win against France at the 1908 Olympics and Germany's Gottfried Fuchs in a 16-0 win against Russia in the 1912 Olympics. This equalled the record for the most goals scored in a recognised senior tournament, set in 1885 when John Petrie scored 13 goals in a Scottish Cup tie.

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Trivia

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• His father is a Pakeha New Zealander and his mother is from Papua New Guinea.^{[citation needed]}
• Archie has two tattoos on his inner forearms (one on each forearm) of his children's names, Isabella and Axel.^{[citation needed]}
• He has a younger brother named Martin^{[citation needed]}
• Before every match, Archie listens to "Fix You" by Coldplay in remembrance of his newly born son.^{[citation needed]}
• Archie is the official ambassador for FIFA 08 in Australia and New Zealand.^[3]

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Honours

With Australia:

• OFC Nations Cup: 2004

With Melbourne Victory:

• A-League Championship: 2006-2007
• A-League Premiership: 2006-2007

Personal Honours:

• Joe Marston Medal: 2006-2007 with Melbourne Victory
• A-League Golden Boot: 2005-2006 with Melbourne Victory - 8 goals
• Melbourne Victory Victory Medal: 2007-2008

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References

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External links

• Melbourne Victory profile
• Oz Football profile
• FFA - Socceroo profile
• Yahoo World Cup profile
• Hat Trick against Adelaide United on World Football Register
• Article written for The Age

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