| Juegos del Sigo XX | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis |
| City | San Salvador |
| Dates | 18 November – 2 December 1900 |
| Teams | 5 (from 4 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano |
| Third place | File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 84 (6 per match) |
| Attendance | 38,500 (2,750 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Creeperopolis Gustavo Marroquín Herrera (21 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best young player | Kingdom of Castilliano Carlos Matadeltinianos Bermúdez |
| Best goalkeeper | Creeperopolis Carlos Escobar Leyva |
| Fair play award | El Salvador El Salvador |
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The Siglo XX Games (Creeperian: Juegos del Sigo XX; Atlántidan Spanish: Xogos do Século XX; Castillianan Spanish: Xuegus d'Sieglu XX; Salvadoran: Jocs del Segle XX), also known as the XX Century Games, were a series of association football matches held in 1900 between the nations of Creeperopolis, Atlántida, Castilliano, El Salvador, and the State of the Church. The games are considered to be the first international football matches for each of the five nations which participated in the games. The games were opened by Creeperian Emperor Alexander I on 18 November 1900.
During the games, the Creeperopolis national team won every one of its games which it played, winning every game in a shutout and ending with a goal differential of +42. The Creeperopolis national team won the Final in a 21–0 shutout blowout win against the Castilliano national team. Since the games were played, the Creeperopolis national team has been accused of paying the games' referees to referee favorably to the Creeperopolis national team, however, the Creeperopolis national team has denied bribing the referees for an unfair advantage. The tournament itself has been called a "ceremonial tournament," implying that Creeperopolis would have been champions regardless of what happened in the tournament.
The games host a number of international association football records. The Final's result of 21–0 remains the largest margin of victory in an international match, Gustavo Marroquín Herrera's 6 goals in the first game of the tournament remains the most goals scored by a first-time international player, Marroquín Herrera's 21 goals throughout the tournament remains the record for the most goals in an international tournament, the 14–13 penalties between Atlántida and El Salvador remains as the most penalties ever scored during an international match, and Creeperopolis' +42 goal differential remains the highest goal differential ever in an international tournament.
The tournament was retroactively considered by CONFUSUR in 1970 as the "0th edition" of the Copa Sur, and has since been included as one of the 26 editions of the Copa Sur which have been played.
Participants
The five teams which participated in the Siglo XX Games were the national teams of Creeperopolis, Atlántida, Castilliano, El Salvador, and the State of the Church.
Venue
The games were all held in the Campo de Alfonso in San Salvador, San Salvador, Creeperopolis.
Squads
Each team was required to have a squad of at least eleven (11) players.
Match officials
Of all the referees of the Siglo XX Games, only the names and affiliations of the lead referees are known.
Referees
Tournament
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 4 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 |  State of the Church
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
| Creeperopolis File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg | 6–0 | File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador |
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| Atlántida File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png | 6–9 | File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano |
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| State of the Church | 0–3 | File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida |
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| Castilliano File:Castilliano 1845.png | 1–1 | File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador |
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| Creeperopolis File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg | 4–0 | File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano |
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| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png | 12–1 | State of the Church |
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| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png | 0–0 | File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida |
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| State of the Church | 0–6 | File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis |
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| Atlántida File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png | 0–2 | File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis |
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Knockout stage
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| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 28 November – San Salvador | ||||||
| File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis | 3 | |||||
| 2 December – San Salvador | ||||||
| File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis | 21 | |||||
| 28 November – San Salvador | ||||||
| File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano | 0 | |||||
| File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador | 1 | |||||
| Third place match | ||||||
| 30 November – San Salvador | ||||||
| File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
| Creeperopolis File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida |
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| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano |
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Third place match
| Atlántida File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador |
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Final
| Creeperopolis File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg | 21–0 | File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano |
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| File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis 1st title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 84 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match.
21 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Eladio Rosabal Cordero (against Atlántida)
2 own goals
- Kingdom of Castilliano Manuel Rodríguez Torra (both against Creeperopolis)
Source: Siglo XX Games Commission
Overall rankings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Creeperopolis (1887–1933).jpeg Creeperopolis (H, C) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | +42 | 12 |
| 2 | File:Castilliano 1845.png Castilliano | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 33 | −20 | 7 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Atlántida Department.png Atlántida | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 5 |
| 4 | File:Flag of El Salvador (1858–1889).png El Salvador | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 4 |
| 5 | State of the Church
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(C) Champion; (H) Host
Prize money
| Round achieved | Amount | Teams |
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| Fifth place | 10,000 pesos | 1 |
| Fourth place | 50,000 pesos | 1 |
| Third place | 100,000 pesos | 1 |
| Runners-up | 250,000 pesos | 1 |
| Winners | 500,000 pesos | 1 |
International records set
Current international record
- Team records
- Largest victory: 21–0 (Creeperopolis against Castilliano)
- Largest defeat: 0–21 (Castilliano against Creeperopolis)
- Most points scored (tournament): 42 (Creeperopolis)
- Most points scored (game): 21 (Creeperopolis)
- Highest goal differential: +42 (Creeperopolis)
- Lowest goal differential: –21 (State of the Church)
- Individual records
- Most goals (tournament): 21 (Gustavo Marroquín Herrera)
- Most goals (game): 8 (Gustavo Marroquín Herrera)
- Most goals in first international cap: 6 (Gustavo Marroquín Herrera)
Former international records
- Individual records
- Most own goals (tournament): 2 (Manuel Rodríguez Torra)
