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Football is the number one sport in Moldova. In 1992 Moldova gained its independence from the USSR. The country became a member of FIFA in 1994. In the qualification for the EURO 2004 they did well beating Austria 1-0 and Belarus 2-1 but losing unluckily to the Netherlands 1-2. In the qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2006 the best results were winning against Belarus 2-0 and two home draws against Scotland and Norway. They drew 2-2 against Bosnia and Herzegovina at home but surprisingly won 1-0 in the away game in the qualification for the EURO 2008. In the same qualification they beat Hungary 3-0 and also made a 1-1 draw against Turkey.
