Brazil 76–0 Timor-Leste
On 13 October 2006, the Brazil national futsal team and Timor-Leste national futsal team faced each other in an international futsal match that was part of the 2006 Lusophony Games, hosted that year by Macau. Brazil defeated Timor-Leste 76–0, setting a world record for largest win in an international futsal match.[1] One of Brazil's players, Valdin, scored 20 goals, which is another record.[1] It was Brazil's biggest margin of victory since they beat Uruguay 38–3 in the 1991 Pan American Games.[2] Timor-Leste was coming off a 56–0 loss to Portugal, which was the previous world record. BackgroundBrazil was the favorite to win the Lusophony Games, while this was one of Timor-Leste's first games.[3]
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The matchThe match was played in the Macau East Asian Games Dome, as did all the games, at 19:00 UTC+8. Brazil wanted to beat Timor-Leste by more goals than Portugal did because of goal difference.[1] The final result was 76–0, meaning almost 2 goals per minute. Post-match14 October: Brazil ties Portugal 1–1.[11] It is Brazil's first goal conceded in the whole tournament. Brazil won the gold medal by goal difference. Timor-Leste loses again, to Angola, 24–3.[12] This is how the two countries wound up the tournament. Brazil won the gold medal,[13] and Timor-Leste came in last.
ResponseThe game was talked about mostly in Brazil,[1] Portugal and surprisingly Spain.[2] Timor-Leste did not compete in futsal at the next Lusophony Games in 2009, hosted in Portugal. Striker Valdin said the following about the scoring:
Reinaldo Simões, a member of the Brazilian delegation, said after the match,
Brazil then drew with Portugal 1–1.[11] References
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