Guam have struggled for wins in recent years, but they once reached 146th in the FIFA rankings in 2015, following impressive victories against Turkmenistan and India. Jason Cunliffe is a legend for the Asian country, scoring the most goals in their history and is also the most capped player. Cunliffe has 66 caps for Guam, which is 24 more than the next highest-capped player, Ian Mariano.
The 40-year-old plays as an attacking midfielder now and has played for the nation since 2006. Guam have lost their last 12 matches, including two 7–0 defeats to China. Their last win came back in 2019 when they beat Bhutan 5-0 in the second leg of a World Cup qualifier.
CAF – Seychelles
Seychelles are currently 201st in the FIFA World Rankings. This is not their lowest ranking ever, as they were once 202nd in February 2020. However, recent results for the Pirates have been below par. In their last five matches, Seychelles have conceded 23 goals and only scored two. They lost all five of these matches, including a 9-0 defeat to Africa Cup of Nations winners, Ivory Coast.
In 2006, Seychelles reached 129th in the rankings, which is their highest since they first started playing international football in 1974. From June 28 to July 22, 2006, Seychelles won three consecutive games against Mauritius, Tanzania and Namibia. Most notably, Seychelles hosted and won the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games after beating Mauritius in the final on penalties. Since this tournament victory, success has been hard to come by as they have only won seven games in a 13-year period.
OFC – Tonga
On April 9, 2009, Tonga’s national football team made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. They suffered a 22-0 defeat to Australia, which at the time was the record international win. However, only two days later, Australia demolished that record as they beat American Samoa 31-0, which remains the biggest win in international football history.
In July 2023, Tonga became unranked by FIFA, as they hadn’t played an international match for four years. They finally played again on November 18, 2023, as they lost 7-0 to New Caledonia and recently beat American Samoa 6-2 in the Pacific Games, scoring five second half goals.
Biggest International Football Wins
Date
Competition
Match
Score
11th April 2001
FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Australia vs American Samoa
31-0
2nd September 1971
South Pacific Games
Tahiti vs Cook Islands
30-0
9th April 2001
FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Australia vs Tonga
22-0
CONMEBOL – Bolivia
Lastly, we have Bolivia, who are the highest ranked team on this list, as they are the 89th best team in the world, according to FIFA rankings. The qualifying stage in South America for the World Cup is notoriously difficult with only 10 teams fighting it out for six automatic spots.
Having said this, La Verde have qualified for the World Cup on three occasions, in 1930, 1950 and 1994. In their three World Cup campaigns, they have been eliminated at the first stage of the competition and are yet to win a game. It is worth noting, though, that in the 1994 World Cup, they drew 0-0 with South Korea and narrowly lost to Germany and Spain.
Bolivia have not started their 2026 World Cup qualification campaign well, losing five out of their first six matches. They are already four points behind Brazil, who occupy the last automatic spot in the tournament. On September 9, 2023, Bolivia lost 5-1 to the Selecao, thanks to goals from Rodrygo, Raphinha and Neymar.
Bolivia also took part in the 2024 Copa América, which is a co-organised event between nations in CONMEBOL AND CONCACAF. The United States were hosting the tournament. Unfortunately for Bolivia, they were knocked out of the group stages following 2-0, 5-0 and 3-1 defeats to the USA, Uruguay and Panama, respectively.
Bolivia World Cup results
Year
Match
Score
1930 World Cup
Yugoslavia vs Bolivia
4-0
1930 World Cup
Brazil vs Bolivia
4-0
1950 World Cup
Uruguay vs Bolivia
8-0
1994 World Cup
Germany vs Bolivia
1-0
1994 World Cup
South Korea vs Bolivia
0-0
1994 World Cup
Bolivia vs Spain
1-3
All data has been accumulated from FIFA, TransferMarkt & Flashscore.
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