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San Marino national football team - Definition and Overview |
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The San Marino national football team have enjoyed very little success, due to the tiny population of San Marino. They have only won a match once, 1-0 against another European microstate, Liechtenstein.
The first official game played by a San Marino team was a 0-4 defeat in a European Championships qualifier to Switzerland in 1990. Previously, a San Marino side had lost 0-1 to a Canadian Olympic team in 1986, but this was not an official match.
San Marino has only ever won one international game, a 1-0 win over Liechtenstein in a friendly 2004. Despite the lack of success at international level, San Marino holds the record for the fastest ever goal in World Cup history. In a World Cup qualifier against England in 1993, David Gualtieri scored after just 8 seconds. San Marino went on to lose the match 1-7. Arguably the best performance by San Marino came in another World Cup qualifier on 28 March 1993, when they held Turkey to a 0-0 draw in Serravalle.
World Cup record
European Championship record
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