East Timor, whose stadium has been deemed unfit to play in, have kept hopes of a shock World Cup qualifying victory alive, trailing Hong Kong by a single goal -- which they accidentally scored themselves.

Ranked joint bottom at 200th in the FIFA rankings and without a victory in international soccer, a place in history awaits the Timorese if they can turn around their 3-2 first leg defeat in Hong Kong.

If the minnows are to qualify for the 2010 World Cup, they must get through three more knockout rounds and two group phases and must win most of their 20 matches.