Australia 31–0 American Samoa
The result of the match led to debate about the format of qualification matches. Australian manager Frank Farina, Australian player Archie Thompson and international body FIFA all proposed that there should be preliminary rounds so the matches were fairer. It led to the creation of a preliminary round for Oceanian teams at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and Australia moved from the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 2006. Australia qualified for the 2006 World Cup for the first time since 1974.