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…ONE OF THE BIGGEST OFFICIAL VICTORIES OF ALL TIMES WAS VANUATU OVER MICRONESIA IN 2015? The Pacific Games match ended in 46-0 in favor of the country from Oceania.

…THE FAMOUS 7-1 DEFEAT OF BRAZIL BY GERMANY DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO THE TOP 10 BIGGEST VICTORIES IN HISTORY? The game took place in the 2014 World Cup, hosted in Brazil.

…FIFA (FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION) CONSIDERS A GOAL BY ARGENTINE DIEGO MARADONA TO BE THE “GOAL OF THE CENTURY”? It was the second goal for Argentina in the 2-1 victory over England in a quarter-final match of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.

…THE HIGHEST SCORER IN OFFICIAL MATCHES FOR A NATIONAL TEAM IS PORTUGUESE CRISTIANO RONALDO? As this issue was going to press, he had scored 123 goals in 201 matches for Portugal. Next up is Ali Daei with 109 goals in 148 matches for Iran, and Lionel Messi with 104 goals in 176 matches for Argentina.

SOURCES: CNN BRAZIL, ESPN, FIFA, AND UEFA.

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