2,025
Liechtenstein clinched their first competitive win in 2,025 days when they defeated Tanzania on matchday two of the men’s FIFA Series. Ferhat Saglam netted the winner, ensuring the Blau-Rot won a competitive game for the first time since September 2020.
100
Georgi Rusev netted the Men’s FIFA Series’ 100th goal in Bulgaria’s 10-2 victory over the Solomon Islands. The 27-year-old stroked home a penalty to put the European side 7-1 up.
95
Making Liechtenstein’s victory over Tanzania all the more impressive was the sizeable 95-place gap between the pair on the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking. The Europeans entered the match 205th on the global ladder, and downed their 110th-placed counterparts to record the Series’ biggest upset.
75
Sam Kerr notched her 75th goal for Australia during the finals. The Matildas’ superstar forward bagged in the 5-0 win over Malawi, before netting the opener in the Series-clinching win versus Kenya.
20
A staggering 20 penalties were taken in the shootout between Azerbaijan and Sierra Leone. Following a 1-1 draw, the pair set off on a mammoth shootout which the European side eventually won 9-8.
16
African sides claimed the most victories (including shootouts) across the two Series with 16. Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda and Tanzania claimed win on the men’s side, while Congo DR, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Mauritania did the same in the women’s edition.
15
Côte d’Ivoire recorded the tournament’s biggest victory during the women’s Series when they sunk Turks and Caicos Islands 15-1 in Abidjan. Ami Diallo and Priscille Kreto netted four each, while Ines Konan managed a hat-trick.
4
Chile’s 4-2 triumph over FIFA World Cup 2026™-bound Cabo Verde took their winning streak to four matches. It marked the first time La Roja had claimed four straight victories since their run to the 2016 Copa America final, where they edged Argentina on penalties to retain the title.
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After scoring at the women’s Series versus Brazil and Korea Republic, Zambia’s Barbra Banda has now netted at four FIFA tournaments. The Orlando Pride star recorded hat-tricks at the 2020 and 2024 editions of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, while also scoring the FIFA Women’s World Cup™’s 1,000th goal versus Costa Rica at Australia & New Zealand 2023.
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Azerbaijan and Bulgaria are the only two sides to go undefeated across the 2024 and 2026 FIFA Series. The pair defeated Tanzania and Mongolia respectively before drawing with each other at the maiden event. Azerbaijan then claimed victory over Saint Lucia and the shootout win versus Sierra Leone, while Bulgaria thumped Solomon Islands and defeated Indonesia.
