The have enjoyed very little success, due to the tiny population of
San Marino .
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 ,
Davide Gualtieri scored after just 8 seconds. 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 .
