San Marino have enjoyed very little success in their career as an international team due to their tiny population. Their best result was a 0 - 0 draw with Turkey. They hold the record for the fastest ever goal in World Cup history, Davide Gualtieri scored in 8 seconds against England in 1993.

In an attempt to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, San Marino lost all 10 of their qualifying matches. They only managed to score 2 goals whilst conceding 40. They came close to a shock result narrowly losing 1 - 2 to Belgium. However they then lost the return fixture 8 - 0.