“The more goals they score against us, the closer we get to the dream,” say optimistic fans.
Border with drain.- As incredible as it may seem, the selection San Marino has to be beaten to continue with the possibility of qualifying for the 20__ World Cup, and we will explain how things stand.
While the last places for next year’s World Cup are being distributed, the case of San Marino has drawn powerful attention due to the curious situation it is in and what it needs to keep hope alive.
You laughed that we ate 14 goals, and everything was coldly calculated.
It was part of the strategy.
WHY CAN SAN MARINO QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP?
It must be remembered that, in 2024, San Marino obtained two historic victories against Liechtenstein that… pic.twitter.com/GC6V1qWa9z
— San Marino Football
(@SanMarinoTeam) October 13, 2025
Famous for receiving historic defeats, the tiny country still has options to go to the World thanks to the strange rules of FIFA, which established a play-off reserved for the four best group winners of the Nations League (who have not qualified in the regular qualifiers).
The World Cup is a rout away
It all started after San Marino achieved two victories against Liechtenstein and a draw against Gibraltar in the UEFA Nations League 2024-25. That, combined with him being last in his group, means he now needs the team to Rumania win their next game and they lose by more than eight goals difference, in order to face Bosnia in a direct elimination match.
If this miraculous scenario comes to pass, San Marino would be, for the first time in history, just two games away from a World Cup, as long as it achieves that combination of results and defeats Bosnia in the playoffs.
Romania by a few goals TO SECURE the 2026 World Cup Play-offs!
— Football Rankings (@FootRankings) October 12, 2025
“We are going to leave everything on the field… or rather, we are going to let them throw everything at us”declared the San Marino captain, excited at the possibility of going down in history.
So do not hesitate to naturalize Memo Ochoa so that the feat of conceding 8 goals can be possible, and the World Cup dream remains alive.
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