San Marino, last in FIFA rankings, wins his first away game...Promoted to UNL Division 3
San Marino, last in FIFA rankings, wins his first away game...Promoted to UNL Division 3
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Europe's small country San Marino, the lowest in the FIFA rankings, has made a new history of winning its first-ever away match and being promoted to the third division of the UEFA Nations League.
San Marino came from behind to beat Liechtenstein 3-1 in the fourth Group 1 match of the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League (UNL) Group D at Reinfark Stadion in Liechtenstein Padutz on the 19th (Korea Standard Time).
San Marino, who gave the first goal to Liechtenstein's Aaron Zelle in the 40th minute of the first half, balanced it with Lorenzo Rachari's equalizer in the first minute of the second half and turned the tide with Nicola Nanni's penalty goal in the 21st minute of the second half.
Ten minutes later, Alessandro Golinucci's netting added to the game.
San Marino is a country located in northern Italy. It is only one-tenth of Seoul's land and has a population of about 34,000.
San Marino's FIFA ranking is at 210th, the lowest in the world.
The victory was the first in history by the San Marino national soccer team in an away game.
According to BBC, San Marino has lost 199 of the 211 A-matches (match between national teams) 카지노사이트. Seven of them have lost more than 10 goals. There were few matches that drew a tie.
There were only two victories, all against Liechtenstein.
They won 1-0 in both friendly matches in 2004 and UEFA Nations League matches 20 years later in September. Both matches were held in San Marino.
Then, he sacrificed Lichtenstein for the third time again on the day. This time, he even enjoyed the joy of "the first away victory ever."
It is the first time that San Marino has scored more than two goals in an official match. It is the first time that he has scored three goals, including in a friendly match.
In addition, San Marino, who finished the group stage with two wins, one draw and one loss (seven points), beat 197th-ranked Gibraltar (1 win, three draws, six points) by one point and secured promotion to League C, the third division of the tournament.
Liechtenstein (2 draws and 2 losses, 2 points), who is ranked 200th in FIFA rankings, is the lowest among the three teams in Group 1.
Lichtenstein's last official match win was against San Marino (2-0) in 2020.