The national team of San Marino have never endured much success in their entire existence. The closest the minnows have ever come to even feeling that was when they recorded their first ever win AND only win to this date against Liechtenstein back in April 2004. San Marino's first ever match was a 4-0 defeat against Switzerland in 1990 and since that date, they have only ever avoided defeat five times, most recently being against Estonia in qualification for the 2016 European Championships.
Being the general 'whipping boys' of Europe sees the San Marinese hold quite a few records as you would expect. Germany managed to ship 13 goals past them as they recorded the biggest win in a European Championship match whilst conceding 10+ goals is something San Marino have managed a total of five times. However, San Marino did hold a positive record of their own dating back to a match against England from 1993 in which Davide Gaultieri scored the fastest ever World Cup goal of all time clocked at a remarkable 8.3 seconds after kick off; England later went on to win the game 7-1. The Gaultieri record stood for almost 23 years before Christian Benteke broke it against Gibraltar in 2016 after just 7.0 seconds.
Situated =200th in the Fifa World rankings, San Marino are not expected to trouble anyone. 94% of the squad called up for their last match were registered as being part-time footballers with just one player playing his trade for a professional club, it's hard to see where San Marino can progress to and with the help of whom. Andy Selva could be calling an end to his international career, which saw him net a record eight times for the San Marinese, just before his 41st birthday which would leave a huge gap to fill upfront for the part timers as the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers beckon.
