<P> Assistant referees: David Sau (Solomon Islands) Michel Angot (Tahiti) Fourth official: Derek Rugg (New Zealand) </P> <P> Australia's 31--0 win broke the record for the largest win in an international match . The previous record was Australia's 22--0 win over Tonga, recorded two days earlier in the same competition . Both wins surpassed the previous record held by Kuwait in a 20--0 win over Bhutan in the 2000 Asian Cup qualification . The match also broke the record for the largest win in a World Cup qualification match . The previous record was held by Iran in a 19--0 win over Guam in 2002 World Cup qualification . </P> <P> Apart from team records, individual records were also broken in the match . Australia's Archie Thompson, who only had two international caps and one international goal prior to the match, scored 13 goals in the match and broke the record for most goals scored in an international match . David Zdrilic scored 8 goals and was widely reported as having recorded the second most goals scored in an international match, after Thompson's 13 goals . In fact, his figure was less than the previous record of 10 goals, which was achieved by Denmark's Sophus Nielsen at the 1908 Olympics and Germany's Gottfried Fuchs at the 1912 Olympics . Nevertheless, this made Zdrilic's total the second highest in almost 90 years . Thompson also equalled the world record for most goals scored in a recognized senior match, set in 1885 when John Petrie scored 13 goals in Arbroath's 36--0 win over Bon Accord in a Scottish Cup tournament . The previous record in a World Cup qualifying match was seven goals and was jointly held by another Australian, Gary Cole, against Fiji in the 1982 World Cup qualification on 14 August 1981, and Iranian Karim Bagheri, against Maldives in the 1998 World Cup qualification on 2 June 1997 . </P> <P> Australia's manager Frank Farina criticised the qualification format and questioned the need for these kind of matches . Archie Thompson, who scored a record - setting 13 goals, was delighted with his record, but he also agreed with Farina's comments . FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper agreed with both comments and suggested a change in the qualification format, with the smaller teams entering a preliminary round . However, Oceania Football Confederation chairman Basil Scarsella, opposed both comments and claimed that the smaller teams have the right to face Australia and New Zealand, similar to Australia having the rights to face stronger opponents such as Brazil and France . </P>

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