San Marino players might have to pinch themselves on Wednesday night ahead of an enormous opportunity to record a first win in 20 years against Saint Kitts and Nevis.
The European minnows - who are ranked bottom of FIFA's ranking of 210 teams - have been backed as favourites by Sky Bet despite being 63 placed below the Caribbean outfit in FIFA's world rankings.
The tiny nation located near the east coast of Italy are rated at 5/4, while Saint Kitts and Nevis have been given 9/4 odds of consigning San Marino to yet another defeat during the international break.
Their last taste of victory came against Liechtenstein, but you have to go all the way back to 2004 for that result, which saw them claim a 1-0 win. That was their only win in the country's history.
137 games later and San Marino are still waiting patiently for what would be an incredible moment for their country.
San Marino are hoping to record their first win in 20 years against Saint Kitts and Nevis
They are rated as favourites to beat the Caribbean side, despite them being 63 places above them in the rankings
Across those two decades, they have led for just six minutes - against Malta in 2012 - before losing that particular game 3-2.
San Marino, many of whose players play football part time, cherishes these little moments, you only have to look at the way they celebrated their first goal in nearly a year against Denmark in October.
Alessandro Golinucci sent his team-mates into delirium by providing the equaliser with a superb volley to make the score 1-1.
It led to incredible scenes as he and his team-mates were sent into ecstasy. Golinucci slid along the turf before finding himself at the bottom of a pile of players.
Unfortunately, their joy didn't last as Denmark went on to win the game 2-1 thanks to a strike from Yussuf Poulsen 20 minutes from time. In UEFA competitions alone, it was their first goal for 12 matches.
The European minnows celebrated their first goal in almost a year against Denmark in October
San Marino have been on the end of some hammerings in recent years - including a 10-0 loss to England in 2021
Before that, San Marino last scored in a 1-1 draw with Saint Lucia on 17 November last year - and even that came in a dramatic 94th minute equaliser from Lorenzo Lazzari.
San Marino have been involved in some heavy defeats in recent memory - notably being demolished 10-0 by England in a World Cup qualifier in November 2021.
Last year they were on the end of some other hammerings - including a 6-0 loss to Finland and two 4-0 losses to Denmark and Slovenia.
However, recent results have been more encouraging. Since their narrow loss tO Denmark, they have lost 3-1 to Kazakhstan and 2-1 to Finland.
Their opponents Saint Kitts and Nevis, meanwhile, lost 5-0 to Guadeloupe last time out - which will give San Marino confidence. The game before last saw them draw 0-0 with Saint Lucia before a 1-0 loss to Sint Maarten - who they defeated 3-2 in the previous game.
