(Reuters) - Having waited almost 20 years for a first World Cup win, the tiny Cook Islands were left celebrating their second in three days which put them on the brink of reaching the next round in Oceania qualifying.
Midfielder Taylor Saghabi, who scored a hat-trick in the breakthrough 3-0 win over Tonga on Monday, bagged the winner via a 39th minute free-kick on Wednesday as the Cook Islanders edged Samoa 1-0 at Loto-Tonga Soka Centre Field in Tonga.
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