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Post by Carl LaFong on Nov 19, 2024 4:50:47 GMT
You wait 140 games for a win, then two come along in two and a bit months. San Marino won 3-1 in Liechtenstein on Monday night to earn promotion into Nations League Group C, having secured their first victory since 2004 against the same opposition at home in September. Second-half goals from Lorenzo Lazzari, Nicola Nanni and Alessandro Golinucci saw the tiny nation, who are officially Fifa’s lowest-ranked team in the world, claim their first-ever away win after Liechtenstein had taken a first-half lead through Aron Sele. It means that San Marino, which has a population of little more than 30,000, finish top of Group D1 with seven points, one above Gibraltar, while Liechtenstein end up bottom with two points after four games. www.theguardian.com/football/2024/nov/18/nations-league-worlds-worst-team-san-marino-win-again-to-earn-promotion |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Nov 19, 2024 5:59:53 GMT
Does Andorra have a team?
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Post by Carl LaFong on Nov 19, 2024 6:45:14 GMT
Does Andorra have a team? Yes. They’re rock bottom of the other group in the lowest tier. They have played three matches and lost them all. Other teams in that group are Moldova and Malta. |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 19, 2024 14:35:11 GMT
Does Andorra have a team? Of the European micro-nations, I think only Monaco and the Vatican don't have a national team. |
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Post by Stam on Nov 19, 2024 15:02:44 GMT
Does Andorra have a team? Of the European micro-nations, I think only Monaco and the Vatican don't have a national team. Even San Marino does. If Craggy Island can have a football team why can't the Vatican? |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Nov 19, 2024 16:05:07 GMT
Does Andorra have a team? Of the European micro-nations, I think only Monaco and the Vatican don't have a national team. I'm surprised Monaco doesn't have a team. It's a wealthy state and the royals there could surely hire the best players from around the world to represent them. Ditto the Vatican. The Catholic Church can afford it. |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Nov 19, 2024 17:41:25 GMT
Of the European micro-nations, I think only Monaco and the Vatican don't have a national team. I'm surprised Monaco doesn't have a team. It's a wealthy state and the royals there could surely hire the best players from around the world to represent them. Ditto the Vatican. The Catholic Church can afford it. For national teams only citizens are eligible. Monaco can't just hire foreign players, they would have to offer them citizenship. And the players might not want it, as it would then make them ineligible for the national team of their country of origin. There is a reasonably successful team based in Monaco that plays in the French league, but there are probably very few (if any) players in the roster who have Monaco citizenship. |
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Post by Carl LaFong on Nov 19, 2024 18:11:50 GMT
I'm surprised Monaco doesn't have a team. It's a wealthy state and the royals there could surely hire the best players from around the world to represent them. Ditto the Vatican. The Catholic Church can afford it. For national teams only citizens are eligible. Monaco can't just hire foreign players, they would have to offer them citizenship. And the players might not want it, as it would then make them ineligible for the national team of their country of origin. There is a reasonably successful team based in Monaco that plays in the French league, but there are probably very few (if any) players in the roster who have Monaco citizenship. Monaco does have a national team, but they’re not a member of UEFA or FIFA so can’t compete in the major international tournaments. |
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