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San Marino Wins 1st-Ever Competitive Soccer Game; World's Lowest-Ranked Team by FIFA

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American sports fans are accustomed to long droughts, but at least the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs won games when they were searching for World Series glory.

Until Thursday, that was more than the San Marino soccer team could say.

San Marino earned its first-ever competitive win with a 1-0 victory over Liechtenstein during Thursday's UEFA Nations League contest. As ESPN noted, it was the small nation's first win in any game since it defeated the same opponent in a friendly more than 20 years ago in April 2004.