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Argentina scored their 1,500th international goal on 17 August 2005, against Hungary.
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Djibouti’s first international: French Somaliland 0–5 Ethiopia, 5 December 1947.
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Argentina played their 500th international on 25 April 1979: Argentina 2–1 Bulgaria.
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Ethiopia’s first international: French Somaliland 0–5 Ethiopia, 5 December 1947.
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Austria scored their 1,500th international goal on 10 October 2024, against Kazakhstan.
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DR Congo’s first international: Belgian Congo 2–3 Northern Rhodesia, 25 May 1948.
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Austria played their 500th international on 5 February 1988: Austria 1–2 Switzerland.
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South Korea’s first international: China 3–2 South Korea, 2 January 1949.
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Hungary scored their 1,500th international goal on 20 March 1990, against United States.
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Vietnam’s first international: Vietnam 3–3 South Korea, 16 January 1949.
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Hungary played their 500th international on 12 June 1976: Hungary 2–0 Austria.
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Macau’s first international: Macau 1–5 South Korea, 25 January 1949.
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Czechoslovakia played their 500th international on 21 August 1991: Czechoslovakia 1–1 Switzerland.
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Dominican Republic’s first international: Cuba 0–1 Dominican Republic, 14 May 1949.
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Belgium scored their 1,500th international goal on 6 September 2024, against Israel.
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Sierra Leone’s first international: Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria, 8 October 1949.
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Belgium played their 500th international on 22 April 1992: Belgium 1–0 Cyprus.
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Nigeria’s first international: Sierra Leone 0–2 Nigeria, 8 October 1949.
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France scored their 1,500th international goal on 30 June 2018, against Argentina.
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Cyprus’ first international: Israel 3–1 Cyprus, 30 July 1949.
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France played their 500th international on 19 February 1992: England 2–0 France.
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Syria’s first international: Turkey 7–0 Syria, 20 November 1949.
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Switzerland played their 500th international on 11 October 1989: Switzerland 2–2 Belgium.
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Netherlands scored their 1,500th international goal on 16 October 2012, against Romania.