<p>Liechtenstein have the strangest national football team in Europe.</p><p><br></p><p>They have no domestic league to develop players, sometimes take just one fan to away matches and, for years, had just one professional footballer.</p><p><br></p><p>So how do they make it work? Why is it so hard to generate support for the team? And what change to international football might improve their fortunes?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we put the micro-state under the microscope and examine how Europe’s richest country is also home to its strangest national football team.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, the German winger with a secret double life and the Italian coach who disguised himself as a priest.</p><p><br></p><p>Equator&#39;s World Cup 2026 course with David Goldblatt:</p><p><a href="https://www.equator.org/courses/world-cup-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.equator.org/courses/world-cup-2026</a></p><p><br></p><p>Stamping Grounds by Charlie Connelly: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stamping-Grounds-Exploring-Liechtenstein-World/dp/0349114889" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stamping-Grounds-Exploring-Liechtenstein-World/dp/0349114889</a></p><p><br></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 – Intro</p><p>01:03 – Liechtenstein at the FIFA Series</p><p>08:07 – Europe’s strangest national team</p><p>18:41 – Sudan’s bizarre 12th-tier call-up</p><p>20:21 – Puerto Rico’s tournament triumph</p><p>23:08 – Equator’s 2026 World Cup Masterclass</p><p>27:22 – The German winger with a double life</p><p>30:07 – Italy’s coach disguised as a priest</p>