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Guam, roughly the same population as Donegal, is making serious waves in World Cup qualifying

Published 11:49 16 Jun 2015 BST

Updated 17:24 16 Jun 2015 BST

Ben Kiely
Guam, roughly the same population as Donegal, is making serious waves in World Cup qualifying

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The tiny island of Guam is really shaking up the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

The football minnows historically have had a torrid time trying to make it to the World Cup. Their campaign for the 2002 tournament ended with a 19-0 defeat to Iran and a 16-0 thrashing at the hands of Tajikistan. However, they appear to have fixed their curse for the 2018 qualifiers. Their group opener this time around was a 1-0 win over Turkmenistan, which bosted their confidence for their next match against India, a country with a population roughly 7,500 times bigger than the football minnows. However, despite a late goal from India causing a nervy finish, 174th ranked Guam managed to hold on to a 2-1 victory to see them become the unlikely early leaders of the qualifying group. Not bad for a country with only 165,124 inhabitants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_8N2d0x_A Hat-tip to the Telegraph

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