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Pula Moscow

Nine goals in a single World Cup match

Pula holds the record for most goals by a player in a FIFA Futsal World Cup match, with nine. It happened on 6 October 2008, at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília, in Russia's 31-2 win over the Solomon Islands, and Guinness World Records recognises the mark.

The match

The 31-2 was the biggest rout in FIFA Futsal World Cup history, surpassing Brazil's 29-2 over Guatemala in 2000. Pula scored nine and Sirilo, another naturalised Brazilian, scored six.

In March 2024, sixteen years later, the Liga Nacional de Futsal still listed the match among the biggest wins in the tournament's history. In April 2024, FIFA still had Pula's nine goals at the top of its list of most goals by a player in a World Cup match.1,2,3,4

  • Date

    6 October 20081

  • Venue

    Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, Brasília1,2

  • Score

    Russia 31, Solomon Islands 22,3

  • Pula's goals

    Nine1,4

Talk business

Talk business

Sources

  1. Most goals scored by a football (soccer) player in a FIFA Futsal World Cup matchGuinness World Records. 6 October 2008. EN. Accessed on 1 October 2026
  2. Rússia goleia Ilhas Salomão por 31 x 2 e bate recordeCorreio Braziliense. 6 October 2008. PT. Accessed on 1 October 2026
  3. As maiores vitórias de todos os tempos na Copa do Mundo de FutsalLiga Nacional de Futsal. 18 March 2024. PT. Accessed on 1 October 2026
  4. Jogadores que fizeram mais gols em uma partida do MundialFIFA. 24 April 2024. PT. Accessed on 1 October 2026