Tim nasional sepak bola Samoa Amerika: Perbedaan antara revisi

Pada tahun 1983, [[Samoa Amerika]] memasuki kompetisi sepak bola dalam [[Pesta Olahraga Pasifik Selatan 1983]] untuk pertama kalinya. Pertandingan resmi pertama mereka berlangsung di [[Apia]], [[Samoa|Samoa Barat]] pada 20 Agustus 1983, dan berakhir dengan kekalahan 3–1 dari {{timnas|Samoa|Samoa Barat}}. Dua hari kemudian, tim mencatat kemenangan pertama mereka dengan mengalahkan {{timnas|Wallis dan Futuna}} dengan skor 3–0, namun kemudian mereka tersingkir dari kompetisi tersebut, setelah kalah 3–2 dari {{timnas|Tonga}} pada 24 Agustus.<ref name="SPG1983">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/southpac83.html |title=South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa) |work=www.rsssf.com |publisher=RSSSF |date=October 17, 2016 |first1=Mark |last1=Cruickshank |first2=Neil |last2=Morrison |first3=Pieter |last3=Veroeveren |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Elo">{{cite web |url=https://www.eloratings.net/Eastern_Samoa |title=World Football Elo Ratings: Eastern Samoa |work=www.eloratings.net |publisher=World Football Elo Ratings |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref><ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/amsamoa-intres.html |title=American Samoa - List of international matches |work=www.rsssf.com |publisher=RSSSF |date=November 23, 2006 |first=Barrie |last=Courtney |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> Pada tahun berikutnya, [[Federasi Sepak Bola Samoa Amerika|Asosiasi Sepak Bola Samoa Amerika]] (''American Samoa Football Association'', ASFA)—sekarang bernama [[Federasi Sepak Bola Samoa Amerika]]—didirikan dan bertanggung jawab menjalankan tim nasional.<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/asa/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903111343/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/asa/about |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, 2019 |title=Member Association - American Samoa |work=www.fifa.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref><!--

AfterPada competingtahun in theberikutnya, [[1987Federasi SouthSepak PacificBola GamesSamoa Amerika|Asosiasi Sepak Bola Samoa Amerika]] and(''American theSamoa Football Association'', ASFA)—sekarang bernama [[1994Federasi PolynesiaSepak CupBola Samoa Amerika]]—didirikan dan bertanggung jawab menjalankan tim nasional.<ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/asa/about |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903111343/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/asa/about |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 3, ASFA2019 became|title=Member fullAssociation members- ofAmerican theSamoa |work=www.fifa.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> Setelah bertanding dalam [[OceaniaPesta FootballOlahraga ConfederationPasifik Selatan 1987]] dan [[Piala Polinesia 1994]], ASFA menjadi anggota penuh [[Konfederasi Sepak Bola Oseania]] (OFC) and thedan [[FIFA|Fédération Internationale de Football Association]] (FIFA), allowing themsehingga tomereka competedapat inbersaing thedalam [[FIFAKualifikasi WorldPiala CupDunia FIFA]] qualifiers for theuntuk firstpertama timekalinya.<ref name="FIFA"/> American Samoa registeredAmerika theirmelakukan firstpertandingan FIFA-recognisedinternasional internationalpertama duringmereka theyang diakui FIFA dalam pelaksanaan [[1998Piala PolynesiaPolinesia Cup1998]] indi [[Rarotonga]], [[CookKepulauan IslandsCook]], whendi theymana lostmereka kalah 3–0 todari {{timnas|Tonga}} on Septemberpada 2 September.<ref name="Elo"/><ref name="RSSSF"/><ref name="PC1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98oc.html#poly98 |title=Polynesian Cup 1998 |work=www.rsssf.com |publisher=RSSSF |date=March 21, 2004 |first1=Jarek |last1=Owsianski |first2=José Luis |last2=Pierrend |first3=Josef |last3=Bobrowsky |first4=Andre |last4=Zlotkowski |access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref>

During theirDalam [[2002Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA World2002 Cup qualification– (OFC)|first qualifyingkualifikasi campaignpertama]] formereka theuntuk [[2002Piala Dunia FIFA World Cup2002]] inpada bulan April 2001, American Samoa wasAmerika involvedmenjadi intim ayang matchkalah whichdengan setselisih thegol recordterbesar fordalam thesejarah largestsepak marginbola ofinternasional, victoryketika in international football when theymereka [[Australia 31–0 AmericanSamoa SamoaAmerika|lostkalah 31–0]] todari [[Australia national soccer team{{timnas|Australia]]}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/apr/11/newsstory.sport9 |title=Aussie Rules as Socceroos smash world record again |last=Rookwood |first=Dan |work=The Guardian |date=April 11, 2001 |access-date=November 24, 2011}}</ref> TheHasil outcomepertandingan ofmenyebabkan theperdebatan match led to debates about thetentang format of qualification tournamentskualifikasi, withdi themana Australianmanajer managerAustralia [[Frank Farina]] anddan strikerpenyerang [[Archie Thompson]]—yang – who scoredmencetak 13 timesgol indalam thepertandingan matchitu—merasa –bahwa feelingbabak thatkualifikasi preliminaryharus roundsdiatur shouldagar bedapat introduceddihindari topertandingan avoidyang suchtidak unbalancedseimbang matches,seperti viewsitu. sharedFormat bykualifikasi thekemudian internationalberubah footballing bodypada [[FIFA]].Kualifikasi ItPiala eventuallyDunia ledFIFA to the introduction of a preliminary round in the [[2006 FIFA– World Cup qualification (OFC)|Oceanian zone qualification]] for the [[2006 FIFA Worldedisi Cupberikutnya]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=538353.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624084653/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=538353.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 24, 2007 |title=Road to SA 2010 starts in Samoa |date=June 21, 2007 |access-date=August 5, 2009 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association }}</ref><!--