World Cup 2010 Qualifiers : Solomon Islands defeats American Samoa 12-1
APIA, Aug. 25, 2007 (AMP) — South Africa 2010 (Oceania Qualifiers) : The Solomon Islands defeated the American Samoa by a big score of 12-1 (halftime: 5-0), in a qualifying game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup on Saturday afternoon.
The result put the Solomon Islander top of Group B with 3 points. In their next game, the Solomon Islands will meet Tonga on August 27, while the American Samoa will face Samoa.
Fixtures and Results : First Round Group B
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Overview
Solomon Islands at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
American Samoa at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 3 participations in the qualifications (first in 2002)
Solomon Islands
12:1
American Samoa
12:1 (5:0)
- 25 August 2007
- 15:00
- Apia
First Round Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 3 |
 Samoa | 0 |
 Tonga | 0 |
 Vanuatu | 0 |
| American Samoa | 0 |
Matches
- Solomon Islands 12-1 American Samoa
- Vanuatu - Samoa 20:30
- Solomon Islands - Tonga 15:00
- American Samoa - Samoa 20:30
- American Samoa - Vanuatu 15:00
- Samoa - Tonga 20:30
- Tonga - American Samoa 12:30
- Vanuatu - Solomon Islands 14:30
- Samoa - Solomon Islands 12:30
- Tonga - Vanuatu 12:30
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