The football world is full of surprises, particularly when it comes to the lowest-ranked teams scoring against top-tier nations like England. A recent match in September saw Lithuania, a country ranked 143rd in the world, come from behind to beat the Netherlands 3-2. The gap between the two countries? A staggering 136 places.
But who's the lowest-ranked team to score against England since the rankings began in 1992? Well, it turns out that's Northern Ireland, with David Healy scoring the winning goal for them in 2005. San Marino and Kazakhstan have also managed to get on the scoresheet against England, but they're not quite as lowly ranked as the aforementioned teams.
On a related note, which team has experienced the most disallowed goals in any one match? While there are several examples of teams having multiple goals chalked off, it's Celtic who holds the record with four goals being disallowed in just 17 minutes against Kilmarnock back in 2000.
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But who's the lowest-ranked team to score against England since the rankings began in 1992? Well, it turns out that's Northern Ireland, with David Healy scoring the winning goal for them in 2005. San Marino and Kazakhstan have also managed to get on the scoresheet against England, but they're not quite as lowly ranked as the aforementioned teams.
On a related note, which team has experienced the most disallowed goals in any one match? While there are several examples of teams having multiple goals chalked off, it's Celtic who holds the record with four goals being disallowed in just 17 minutes against Kilmarnock back in 2000.
The Knowledge is always happy to help with your football queries. So, have you got a question for us? Maybe you're wondering how many players born in the crown dependencies have been capped by England, or perhaps you're curious about which team has won a European competition without conceding a goal. Let us know and we'll do our best to provide an answer!
what a crazy match i mean 136 places apart and they still managed to pull it off lol northern ireland scored against england back in 2005 too thats wild san marino and kazakhstan have done it but not at that gap tho anyway its nice to see some underdog teams giving top tier nations a run for their money 
And yeah i'm kinda surprised no one's ever gotten past england without a few own goals tho i guess u can't teach an old dog new tricks 
It's like, they went from being completely out of their league to literally beating them 3-2 
. And yeah, it's crazy how low-ranked teams can surprise us all with their skills 
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but anyway, northern ireland has been lowkey underrated when it comes to english teams... they pulled off a sick win back in 2005! 
️ and lol at celtic holding the record for most disallowed goals in one match 
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Lithuania must've been on fire that day! And what's up with the Netherlands, losing to them by two goals? 
By the way, did you know that San Marino has been in the same position since 1989? Like, what even is going on there? 
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️ In fact, according to FIFA rankings, Lithuania has only beaten Netherlands once in 2022 
Anyway, Northern Ireland has got some history against England too... David Healy scored the winning goal for them back in 2005 
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3-2 lol what a comeback they made!!! i was on the edge of my seat the whole time cheering for lithuania 
they proved everyone wrong, 136 places ahead of england is crazy though 
so inspiring to see them go up against the netherlands and win 
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