Europe is the birthplace of modern football, but also the competitive center of modern professional football, whether it is the overall average level of the national team team, or the degree of commercialization and average level of competition of The European professional league are the most representative continents in the world.
However, there will be an imbalance in the development of the continent where football is developed, and Europe itself has more mini countries with small geographical areas and small populations, and they will occasionally play the giant killer in FIFA matches, most of the time they are playing the role of THE ATM points sender, focusing on participation.
When it comes to the Fish Belly Unit of European football, I wonder which team you will think of? In this article, the author will take stock of the top five European brisket teams currently at the bottom for reference according to the latest issue of the FIFA World Rankings so far. To add data, a total of 210 countries and regions currently participate in the FIFA World Rankings statistics, while Europe has 56 countries or regions listed.
Fifth-to-last team in Europe: Malta
European ranking: 52nd; world ranking: 175th.
Malta is a small European island country with an area of only 316 square kilometers and a national population of about 520,000, and its geographical location is right in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, known as the "heart of the Mediterranean", with the service industry, financial industry and tourism as the pillars, especially tourism. Malta, with its beautiful natural scenery and historical buildings, has always been the filming location of film and television masterpieces, such as "Troy", "Game of Thrones" and many other film and television masterpieces have been filmed in the country.
Football is the most popular sport for Maltese nationals, but unfortunately, Malta's overall strength has not been good due to the small population base. Since its inception, Malta has not participated in the finals week of any international competition. Looking back at Malta's most iconic players, michael Mifsud, the king of appearances and the king of top scorers in their history, who once left 14 goals in a single season with Bundesliga side Kaiserslautern in the early 2000s. Incidentally, 40-year-old Michael Mifsud has not yet retired and is currently playing in Maltese domestic league side Mausda.
In the 2022 World Preliminary Round, Malta was divided with Croatia, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Cyprus, and in the final 10-1 wins, 2 and 7 losses, with a goal difference of -21, the bottom of the group. However, malta had a bright spot in this Edition of the World Championship, although they took over the bottom position for Cyprus, who scored the same point, because of the number of goals difference. However, in the weak dialogue, Malta struck hard, and two rounds of 5-2 KO lost Cyprus. In addition, they drew 2-2 with Slovakia once. I believe that the Slovak fans who watched that game will not be able to help Butcher.
Fourth-to-last team in Europe: Moldova
European ranking: 53rd; world ranking: 181st.
Moldova is a small landlocked country located in Eastern Europe, bordering Ukraine to the north, east and south, the official language is Romanian, covering an area of 33,000 square kilometers, with a national population of about 3 million. Moldova's main industry is agriculture, which is better known for growing wine crops, the overall economy is very backward in Europe, and the per capita GDP of the country is about 2500 US dollars.
Since starting as a moldovan country, Moldova has never participated in the final round of the competition, and it is difficult to win in various qualifiers in Europe. Taking the 2022 World Cup qualifiers as an example, Moldova is at the bottom of Group F in Europe, Denmark 0-12 in the first group in the home-and-guest two-legged loss, 0-4 in the second Group of Scotland in the home-and-guest two-legged loss, 1-4 in the third Israel in the home-and-guest two-legged loss, 1-8 in austria in the fourth group at home and away, and the two-legged pecking of the same group of fish belly troops Faroe Islands in two legs. In the whole 10 rounds, Moldova drew 1 and lost 9, with a goal difference of -25.
Third-to-last team in Europe: Liechtenstein
European ranking: 54th; World ranking: 191st.
Liechtenstein is a very magical small landlocked country in Europe, geographically sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria, with a land area of only 160 square kilometers and a population of about 40,000.
In addition, Liechtenstein is a very rare double landlocked country in the world, is also a country whose official language is German but the country does not border Germany, the financial industry, machinery manufacturing, tourism is highly developed, the annual per capita GDP is as high as 180,000 US dollars, the national life is beautiful, and the national football is also semi-professional and semi-entertainment.
In football, Liechtenstein has long been a weak team and has never advanced to the final round of the competition. However, liechtenstein, with a population of only 40,000 in Europe, has never been the bottom of the european football rankings in the true sense of the word, which is still worth affirming. As a reference for combat strength, in the 2022 World Preliminary Round, Liechtenstein was divided with Germany, North Macedonia, Romania, Armenia and Iceland, and the result was 1 draw and 9 losses in 10 games, with a goal difference of -32.
Second-to-last team in Europe: Gibraltar
European ranking: 55th; World ranking: 203rd.
Gibraltar is a british territory, but also a key strait name to guard the shipping route, the area covers an area of only 6 square kilometers, the permanent residents of about 30,000 people all year round, football strength can be imagined, pulled out to represent Gibraltar to participate in the team is basically a semi-professional player or amateur full-time master, mostly football as a side business.
Due to years of opposition from Spain, Gibraltar did not qualify for FIFA events until 2016 with the support of the United Kingdom and began to appear in international competitions. Incidentally, Gibraltar will never be placed against Spain at fifa's behest. In the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Gibraltar was divided with the Netherlands, Turkey, Norway, Montenegro and Latvia, with a total defeat in ten games and a goal difference of -39.
The penultimate team in Europe: San Marino
European ranking: 56th; world ranking: 210th.
San Marino is a very small European country, located on the Apennine Peninsula, the official language is Italian, the number of nationals is about 33,000 people, is the smallest number of nationals in UEFA member states. San Marino is well developed in finance, industry, services and tourism, with an annual per capita GDP of around $48,000.
In the 2022 World Preliminary Round, San Marino was divided into a group with England, Poland, Albania, Hungary and Andorra, losing all 10 matches, with a goal difference of -45, the worst team in Europe, which is also in line with their bottom ranking in Europe. According to the survey, the strongest professional player in San Marino's history played in Serie C, and most of the team was part-time players who played the national team.
How many dishes is there in San Marino? In the two-legged match against Andorra, who is sixth from the bottom in Europe and ranked 155 in the world, they lost 0-2 and 0-3, which is really what European rookies can play san Marino as a rookie. Incidentally, because only 210 countries and regions participate in fifa rankings, San Marino's 210th place in the world also means that they are the last team in the world.