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4 unusual facts about Football in San Marino


Football in San Marino

On September 10 2013, Alessandro Della Valle scored their first goal in competitive match in 5 years with a headed in a 5-1 loss to Poland.

They had a brief moment of glory when they faced England in a World Cup qualifier on November 17, 1993 and took the lead through Davide Gualtieri after just 8.3 seconds - still the fastest goal in World Cup competition.

In the same competition, on February 7 2007, they came close to drawing 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland, but Stephen Ireland scored in the 94th minute, within 8 seconds of the final whistle.

Andy Selva scored the only goal in a close game that marked the first footballing victory for the republic.



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