Imagine living your life in San Marino, working your job, and playing in a sunday league as a hobby, and suddenly get a call up for the national team like it's a letter from Hogwarts
The goalscorer for San Marino for that match was born on 14 June 2005, which is after their last win (v Liechtenstein, 28 April 2004). He has never seen his country win before scoring the winning goal at the age of 19.
Get Massimo Bonnini on - San Marino's greatest ever player, he turned down the chance to play for Italy for TEN YEARS waiting for his homeland to get international recognition. If you have never heard of him he basically did all the covering and tackling for Michel Platini in the Juventus teams of the 1980's. A great, great man who sacrificed his International career for patriotism basically.
He should be the poster boy for what national pride in football looks like It's not about glory, it's not about the playing the best, it's about representing your nation and people with courage and strength because you love being a part of them.
1700 years of history and negotiating its independence during Italian unification has all led to this moment. This and Flo Rida representing them at Eurovision.
If it happens, they'll probably win a match much faster than San Marino. Hosting the Caymans or Turks and Caicos, that'll be a massive home field advantage.
0:52 While it sounds insane it's actually not that far off. Combined population of San Marino, Liechtenstein and Giblartar is almost exactly 100k people. A full size city block in manhattan is 237600 sq ft (22k sq meters). New York State Multiple Dwelling Law for buildings with three or more units states that livng space per person in New York must be at least 80 sq ft (7.4 sq meters). Under this assumption you need at least 34 floors of TINY 80 sq ft apartments to allow the entirety of population of all 3 mentioned countries to live legally in a single city block (and it'll probably be closer to 40 if you include staircases and corridors on each floor). For average living space per person in new york (500 sq ft, 46 sq meters) it's over 210 floors.
Andy Selva, Nicola Albani, Alex Gasperoni and Giampaolo Mazza who beat Liechtenstein in 2004 must be very proud of them. *Forza Titani* 🇸🇲💙🤍 *Congrats*
I still remember San Marino scoring against England after like 11 seconds and even though they got battered 5 or 6-1, I had a soft spot for them from that moment.
It finished 7-1 ironically that goal stopped England going to the World Cup and it was scored in like 4 seconds it was the quickest in international football for a long time so glad I wasn’t alive then as and English person 😂😭
@@gpinion29no not really, in addition to winning by lots of goals England need the Netherlands to lose their game which didn't happened. So it doesn't mean much anyway in the end.
They did it. They actually did it. I mean, it was about time, but finally, we can say.... SAN MARINO WON A SECOND GAME OF FOOTBALL BEFORE GTA SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX!!!!!!!
It was so good to finally see San Marino win, all their grind through the years have finally payed off. Also to note, their U16, U19 and U21 squads have also picked up victories this year as well
I'm pretty sure if San Marino played other obscure footballing nations they would have a better record. They need to have a World Cup for the worst countries... places lile Liechtenstein, San Marino, India, Pakistan thay America Samoa who lost 31-0 to Australia I'm sure San Marino would be able to beat all of them. They're definitely not the worst team in the world
San Marino the kryptonite to Lichtenstein me before the clip: well is either a cool mbappe or haaland goal or is going something stupid like FM shows us all the time
i know some people don't like the nations league because it means more international games and UEFA money grab, but at least it can give us moments like this, since it allows the small countries to actually play each other and not be whipping boys for every qualifying group
yesterday at like 9pm i busted down my door to tell my dad san marino won, like 4 hrs after it happened bc I had randomly chosen today to stay off twitter. he had spent a lot of time in Italy a while ago and has always had a major soft spot for san marino and he was thrilled for them. my mom, who was laying on the couch watching a tv show, said it sounded like we were speaking another language.
My old high school just won their first football game since 2019, so seeing a team that doesn’t win ever pull off something “impossible” it’s fantastic
Bro I actually watched the match live, im from Brazil/Argentina. I would not have ever payed much particular attention to San Marino as I do if it wasn't because of their national team. And im a bit of a history/geography nerd, knowing every country and what not. The thing is, San Marino got so famous by being so consistently bad, I do hope they can improve and start winning matches, they already have international recognition and fans in the football world, but if they start being an average small nation team, they will actually become less popular over time. Still, again, I do hope they do better and start winning more matches.
You couldn’t have said it better, that’s sort of what Macau is for me because no one cares even though we are almost as bad. I hope San Marino can win and keep the following because it’s awesome 🇸🇲💙🤍
1:37 Here's something they can achieve, and hear me out on this one: World Cup qualifiers for 2026 will give UEFA 16 spots. 12 spots will be awarded to the group winners of the main qualification path. Of course San Marino will get completely battered in their group as always but - and here comes the fun part - the Playoffs will consist of the 12 runner ups in the group stages and the four best group winners of the nations league. Meaning, if just 9 of the 12 group winners of the nations league (A-C) place first or second in their respective qualifying groups, San Marino, Liechtenstein or Gibraltar could be going to the Playoffs.
everyone loves san marino, they're a plucky underdog which everyone can appreciate, they never do well but they still turn up and try there best and that's what we all love to see
This has been coming for a while - San Marino have been putting in strong (by their standards) performances for the last few international windows, whilst Liechtenstein are in the worst form of their history. Liechtenstein's national newspaper, Vaterland, ran the headline "After the VAR decision we buckled", followed by the lead text "Liechtenstein loses unnecessarily 0:1 against the bottom of the FIFA world rankings San Marino. The Liechtenstein goal after 30 minutes did not count due to offside" (translated from German).
I saw the entire game. It made me appreciate more high level football. The ball control was pure horror, defense was terrible but in a weird way it made if more enjoyable to watch than other games
This is what makes fans of the game, this is what it’s about. Wether it’s a little boy sees a moment so great they fall in love with the game and inspires them to become a great, or an old man who’s witnessed all the failure and pain that makes the success so much sweeter
3:20 fan fact: faroe islands have been slapping the balkans a lot in the past few years i am 100% sure they have beaten turkey and greece at least once in official games
In the paat decade, against Balkan teams alone they’ve won 5 drawn 6, and lost 8. Against Non Balkan nations in the past decade they’ve won 11, drawn 9, and lost 40. Most of their non balkan wins and draws came against Andorra, Latvia, Malta, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar, while their Balkan wins and draws came against Turkey, Greece, Moldova, Kosovo, and Albania
The huge plus of the Nationd League. Entirely the point. They shouldn't play France or Spain in qualifiers - it's pointless, but they should play more of these sorts of games.
I hope they make a movie about this game. Just some classic sports drama. Like, with overdramatic locker room speeches "You are the worst of the worst. but tonight, YOU CAN MAKE HISTORY!"
914 in attendance for this momentous moment in history. So crazy to think that most clubs in English 6th level get bigger crowds. Makes me want to become San Marinese.
8:58 the guy shouts:"the appointment with the destiny. we waited that for a long time, to much time. 20 years later. san marino 1, lichtenstein 0. (x4)"
You're quite possibly correct about the population fitting into a city block in New York, the total population of all 3 countries is around about the 105,000 mark ... Darlington and Carlisle have larger population's than all 3 of those countries put together, or in a US context, Davie in Florida, Tyler in Texas, Burbank in California and Green Bay in Wisconsin all have larger populations
Pool D is like my ultimate Fantasy Football tournament come to life# Its like those "World Cup for the worst 32 teams" videos. But real. I don't care about A, B or C. But I am fully invested in D.
3:00 Andorra are a decent side. They managed to draw with Belarus, Latvia x4, Malta, Kosovo, Albania, Georgia, UAE, Kazakhstan, Cape Verde, Azerbaijan and South Africa in the past few years, as well as beat St Kitts and Nevis, Moldova, Hungary, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Malta and Granada. To say that San Marino have achieved their goals better than Andorra because they get bent over every week, instead of actually attempting to win
Yeah, Ronaldo scored his 900th goal this weekend. And he scored one of his first when San Marino won their friendly. But this, this here, is the true story of the weekend.
The thing about all these 3 nations is that they actually ARE expected to be good... They have large diasporas in the world's biggest nations You probably mean teams from Oceania though, they really have no expectations
This is the official middle finger to all of those people who look down on international breaks, because "Oh, my favorite teams players might get hurt playing 'substandard football', it sucks, I want club football back". Disrespectfully, shut up. Yes, there is something to be said about fixture congestion, something that isn't being helped by the new FIFA Club World Cup coming next year, but then you deprive us of moments like this. If players feel like they might get injured playing during any given international window, they can just....tell the FA ahead of time they won't be available for selection this time around, but will be more than happy to take the next available opportunity.
San Marino vs Lichtenstein is the El Classico of International Football
More like the “L” Classico…
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@@joseph-fernando-pianodon’t disrespect Roberto Cevoli’s boys 😤😤
@@joseph-fernando-piano GOTEM
there is more interest in San Marino national team than in the UEFA Nations League
san marino dominance could bore fans, report says
Du-du-du-DU
San Mariiino
7 time world champion ahh quote
San Marino’s win is equivalent to Z winning a marathon and actually running
Please have some respect for San Marino. At least they get out and try...
Imagine living your life in San Marino, working your job, and playing in a sunday league as a hobby, and suddenly get a call up for the national team like it's a letter from Hogwarts
The goalscorer for San Marino for that match was born on 14 June 2005, which is after their last win (v Liechtenstein, 28 April 2004). He has never seen his country win before scoring the winning goal at the age of 19.
Free drinks for that kid for life...once he hits drinking age.
Drinking age in SM is 16…
@@paulhill4382 BOTTOMS UP, THEN!
@@OhJustSomeRandomGuy most countries have it at 16 or 18 😅
Magical moment he will carry forever!
San Marino deserve all the praise going for ending nearly twenty years of failure and hurt. For them, this is like winning a trophy.
More than 20 years ago!
That announcer really rubbing it in to the Liechtenstein players
Get Massimo Bonnini on - San Marino's greatest ever player, he turned down the chance to play for Italy for TEN YEARS waiting for his homeland to get international recognition. If you have never heard of him he basically did all the covering and tackling for Michel Platini in the Juventus teams of the 1980's. A great, great man who sacrificed his International career for patriotism basically.
He should be the poster boy for what national pride in football looks like
It's not about glory, it's not about the playing the best, it's about representing your nation and people with courage and strength because you love being a part of them.
1700 years of history and negotiating its independence during Italian unification has all led to this moment. This and Flo Rida representing them at Eurovision.
ADRENALINA
Maqwell cannot hide from the San Marino 2 video anymore after this.
EDIT: He actually made a video about this win, but not the San Marino 2.
Niran is going to bust
2 wokes
Heck yeah!! Big up San Marino!! Next thing up is we need to get Greenland into ConCaCaf.
I need a Greenland NT 😞🙏🙏🙏
If it happens, they'll probably win a match much faster than San Marino. Hosting the Caymans or Turks and Caicos, that'll be a massive home field advantage.
@@ronaldwayne7092 Bolivia 2.0
@@ronaldwayne7092 I mean your not wrong. I just want to go to the USMT vs Greenland away match
Kiribati needs FIFA membership too.
As well as a bunch of the CONCACAF teams that are allowed to be fifa members. Sint Marteen for example.
San Marino Football Is On The Rise!
🇸🇲 FORZA TITANI 🇸🇲
Next is qualifying for a tournament!!
I imagine that you are more happy with the victory than argentinians are with the World Cup
@@steviet9452Technically they qualified for the nations league
0:52
While it sounds insane it's actually not that far off. Combined population of San Marino, Liechtenstein and Giblartar is almost exactly 100k people. A full size city block in manhattan is 237600 sq ft (22k sq meters). New York State Multiple Dwelling Law for buildings with three or more units states that livng space per person in New York must be at least 80 sq ft (7.4 sq meters). Under this assumption you need at least 34 floors of TINY 80 sq ft apartments to allow the entirety of population of all 3 mentioned countries to live legally in a single city block (and it'll probably be closer to 40 if you include staircases and corridors on each floor). For average living space per person in new york (500 sq ft, 46 sq meters) it's over 210 floors.
San Marino is the oldest republic of the world (founded more than 1.700 years ago)
Colonizers don't care
Andy Selva, Nicola Albani, Alex Gasperoni and Giampaolo Mazza who beat Liechtenstein in 2004 must be very proud of them. *Forza Titani* 🇸🇲💙🤍 *Congrats*
I still remember San Marino scoring against England after like 11 seconds and even though they got battered 5 or 6-1, I had a soft spot for them from that moment.
It finished 7-1 ironically that goal stopped England going to the World Cup and it was scored in like 4 seconds it was the quickest in international football for a long time so glad I wasn’t alive then as and English person 😂😭
@@gpinion29no not really, in addition to winning by lots of goals England need the Netherlands to lose their game which didn't happened. So it doesn't mean much anyway in the end.
They did it.
They actually did it. I mean, it was about time, but finally, we can say....
SAN MARINO WON A SECOND GAME OF FOOTBALL BEFORE GTA SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIX!!!!!!!
It was so good to finally see San Marino win, all their grind through the years have finally payed off. Also to note, their U16, U19 and U21 squads have also picked up victories this year as well
Fun fact, San Marino now have a win rate of 0.95% (includes friendly win in 2004)
I'm pretty sure if San Marino played other obscure footballing nations they would have a better record. They need to have a World Cup for the worst countries... places lile Liechtenstein, San Marino, India, Pakistan thay America Samoa who lost 31-0 to Australia I'm sure San Marino would be able to beat all of them. They're definitely not the worst team in the world
San Marino win streak incoming
San Marino the kryptonite to Lichtenstein
me before the clip: well is either a cool mbappe or haaland goal or is going something stupid like FM shows us all the time
Let’s go San Marino 💪
Nation League is beautiful, and I'm happy to see that the other continental bodies are following suit.
i know some people don't like the nations league because it means more international games and UEFA money grab, but at least it can give us moments like this, since it allows the small countries to actually play each other and not be whipping boys for every qualifying group
San Marino, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar have in total a population of 105,000 people combined
San Marino winning their first competitive match got a bigger buzz than City's Treble lmao
yesterday at like 9pm i busted down my door to tell my dad san marino won, like 4 hrs after it happened bc I had randomly chosen today to stay off twitter. he had spent a lot of time in Italy a while ago and has always had a major soft spot for san marino and he was thrilled for them. my mom, who was laying on the couch watching a tv show, said it sounded like we were speaking another language.
My Mum says the same when me and my Dad are discussing football 😂
My old high school just won their first football game since 2019, so seeing a team that doesn’t win ever pull off something “impossible” it’s fantastic
Bro I actually watched the match live, im from Brazil/Argentina. I would not have ever payed much particular attention to San Marino as I do if it wasn't because of their national team. And im a bit of a history/geography nerd, knowing every country and what not.
The thing is, San Marino got so famous by being so consistently bad, I do hope they can improve and start winning matches, they already have international recognition and fans in the football world, but if they start being an average small nation team, they will actually become less popular over time.
Still, again, I do hope they do better and start winning more matches.
You couldn’t have said it better, that’s sort of what Macau is for me because no one cares even though we are almost as bad. I hope San Marino can win and keep the following because it’s awesome 🇸🇲💙🤍
Same here, since COVID i managed to watch 2 of their games (vs Andorra and Gibraltar)
Best moment in my life
NOBODY FUCK WITH THE SAN MARINO
No one’s ready for World Cup San Marino 😈
1:37
Here's something they can achieve, and hear me out on this one:
World Cup qualifiers for 2026 will give UEFA 16 spots. 12 spots will be awarded to the group winners of the main qualification path.
Of course San Marino will get completely battered in their group as always but - and here comes the fun part - the Playoffs will consist of the 12 runner ups in the group stages and the four best group winners of the nations league.
Meaning, if just 9 of the 12 group winners of the nations league (A-C) place first or second in their respective qualifying groups, San Marino, Liechtenstein or Gibraltar could be going to the Playoffs.
Top 10 moments when life feels like a dream😊
everyone loves san marino, they're a plucky underdog which everyone can appreciate, they never do well but they still turn up and try there best and that's what we all love to see
This has been coming for a while - San Marino have been putting in strong (by their standards) performances for the last few international windows, whilst Liechtenstein are in the worst form of their history.
Liechtenstein's national newspaper, Vaterland, ran the headline "After the VAR decision we buckled", followed by the lead text "Liechtenstein loses unnecessarily 0:1 against the bottom of the FIFA world rankings San Marino. The Liechtenstein goal after 30 minutes did not count due to offside" (translated from German).
Forza San Marino!
Z having a liechtenstein flag (minus the crown) in his background is funny
SAN MARINO SWEEP LET’S GOOOOO 🇸🇲🇸🇲🇸🇲🇸🇲
I saw the entire game. It made me appreciate more high level football. The ball control was pure horror, defense was terrible but in a weird way it made if more enjoyable to watch than other games
This is what makes fans of the game, this is what it’s about. Wether it’s a little boy sees a moment so great they fall in love with the game and inspires them to become a great, or an old man who’s witnessed all the failure and pain that makes the success so much sweeter
up next for san marino: world cup
This is why we love football
I have awaited this video. Every day did I wait for it. Well 6 hours.
3:20 fan fact: faroe islands have been slapping the balkans a lot in the past few years i am 100% sure they have beaten turkey and greece at least once in official games
In the paat decade, against Balkan teams alone they’ve won 5 drawn 6, and lost 8. Against Non Balkan nations in the past decade they’ve won 11, drawn 9, and lost 40. Most of their non balkan wins and draws came against Andorra, Latvia, Malta, Liechtenstein and Gibraltar, while their Balkan wins and draws came against Turkey, Greece, Moldova, Kosovo, and Albania
Can't believe we're now living in an Era of San Marino dominance.
The huge plus of the Nationd League. Entirely the point.
They shouldn't play France or Spain in qualifiers - it's pointless, but they should play more of these sorts of games.
i'm sensing the next hidden grounds episode 👀👀
I read an ESPN article after they scored three times in a row last year. The people there don’t give af. It’s all outside viewers. Still love it
I hope they make a movie about this game. Just some classic sports drama. Like, with overdramatic locker room speeches "You are the worst of the worst. but tonight, YOU CAN MAKE HISTORY!"
914 in attendance for this momentous moment in history. So crazy to think that most clubs in English 6th level get bigger crowds. Makes me want to become San Marinese.
same
When I saw the result, I was waiting for this video 😂😂😂
8:58 the guy shouts:"the appointment with the destiny. we waited that for a long time, to much time. 20 years later. san marino 1, lichtenstein 0. (x4)"
FORZA TITANI 🎉🇸🇲
Been waiting for this video as soon as I heard the news. So fricken happy for our boys
"What do you mean I'm on the hype train, I was rooting for San Marino, since like, forever"
You're quite possibly correct about the population fitting into a city block in New York, the total population of all 3 countries is around about the 105,000 mark ... Darlington and Carlisle have larger population's than all 3 of those countries put together, or in a US context, Davie in Florida, Tyler in Texas, Burbank in California and Green Bay in Wisconsin all have larger populations
Man this is wonderful news well done them it was so long coming they worked so hard to raise their profile and now its happened!
We really got San Marino win before Gta VI
I am always under the impression that I'm the only person ever who actually likes the Nations League. Guess not. This match is absolutely fantastic.
That stadium announcer really rubbed it into Liechtenstein's faces, as much as he celebrated the victory of his nation lol
The best part of the San Marino win was the Zealend video to drop!
I love it and I believe thats they can win a major tournament in my lifetime
7:47 Vegans in shambles rn
This feels like when Leo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar. Im so pround yet i will miss the memes
This win had been coming since that 4-0 win of the u19s vs Gibraltar, now its time for them to shine🔥🔥
We got a San Marino win before we got GTA 6.
I remember bro did a football manager sim not long ago where he tried to win a match with San Marino and i think it took him literal in-game decades
Pool D is like my ultimate Fantasy Football tournament come to life#
Its like those "World Cup for the worst 32 teams" videos. But real.
I don't care about A, B or C. But I am fully invested in D.
900th Goal for Ronaldo
4:15 I loved this account man. Sadly, since twitter got banned in Brazil, I couldnt check their reaction
😢 i hope brazil gets unbanned soon, i didnt know they played with cheats 😅
3:00 Andorra are a decent side. They managed to draw with Belarus, Latvia x4, Malta, Kosovo, Albania, Georgia, UAE, Kazakhstan, Cape Verde, Azerbaijan and South Africa in the past few years, as well as beat St Kitts and Nevis, Moldova, Hungary, San Marino, Liechtenstein, Malta and Granada. To say that San Marino have achieved their goals better than Andorra because they get bent over every week, instead of actually attempting to win
You could probably run around all three countries
I'd be lying if I didnt think that Zealand would be on the run again so he could see this match live.
Lichtenstein strikes twice, I guess.
Never would have expected Zealand to be wearing Western Digital merch.
I remember when Gibraltar scroed a goal against switzerland and how they freaked out. It was the last goal of a match they lost 4:1.
Proof we in fact live in a simulation
They got a clean sheet
One of the fun facts about this story is that the goal scorer yesterday hadn't even been born the only other time San Marino had won a match.
We can tell our grandkids we witness a san marino W
San Marino exist in vibes
San Marino won a match and Z stopped using earthquake cam
European baseball hotbed San Marino
(Not a joke!)
There's no telling how far they can take it
San Marino winning is the football equivalent of Gabby Jay losing 99 fights in a row only for fight 100 to be a win against Glass Joe
FORZA SAN MARINOOO.... 🇸🇲
faroe island draw 2-2 WITH MACEDONIA
which is cool too
More importantly, Italy finally played a match well, and won 3-1 against France
Every single time I've been to San Marino, they won an official game just days later.
Yeah, Ronaldo scored his 900th goal this weekend. And he scored one of his first when San Marino won their friendly. But this, this here, is the true story of the weekend.
Unreal
YES
No way San Marino won a competitive match before we got GTA6…
I knew this video was coming
I feel there is more to come,San Marino can easily beat many of the small countries
It finally happened? The thing the internet has been hoping for? I don’t see your background up
YES YES YESS
Wohoo
Red Imps DID make the groups two years ago.
The thing about all these 3 nations is that they actually ARE expected to be good...
They have large diasporas in the world's biggest nations
You probably mean teams from Oceania though, they really have no expectations
This is the official middle finger to all of those people who look down on international breaks, because "Oh, my favorite teams players might get hurt playing 'substandard football', it sucks, I want club football back". Disrespectfully, shut up. Yes, there is something to be said about fixture congestion, something that isn't being helped by the new FIFA Club World Cup coming next year, but then you deprive us of moments like this. If players feel like they might get injured playing during any given international window, they can just....tell the FA ahead of time they won't be available for selection this time around, but will be more than happy to take the next available opportunity.