Since that heartbreaking defeat, San Marino's soccer journey is still difficult, and the last time they tasted the sweetness of victory was eleven years ago, that unforgettable night in 2004, when they beat Liechtenstein by a narrow margin of 1-0, a victory that is still their only glory. Since then, the team has fallen into an 18-year winless spell and has become a "points-giving machine" in soccer.
Although San Marino is a small country, with a population of only 30,000, their national team is dominated by amateur players, and the men's soccer team is at the bottom of the FIFA rankings, in 211th place.
Of course, there is no lack of teams whose strength does not match their ranking in the soccer world. If San Marino can compete with the world's soccer powerhouses in the European zone, they can still maintain a certain degree of competitiveness. However, if they go to Asia and face the lower ranked teams such as Timor-Leste, Maldives, Brunei, Mongolia, Guam and so on, maybe they can take this opportunity to break the 18-year-long winless record and usher in the dawn.
