Saturday, March 25, 2017

Andorra ends 58-match losing streak in WCup qualifier (The Associated Press)

Swiss defender Stephan Lichtsteiner, top, fights for the ball with Latvia's defender Kaspars Gorkss, during their World Cup Group B qualifying soccer match at the stade de Geneve stadium, in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, March 25, 2017. (Jean-Christophe Bott/ Keystone via AP)

Rarely has a scoreless stalemate in front of the home fans tasted so sweet. Andorra's 0-0 draw with fellow minnow Faroe Islands in World Cup qualifying on Saturday ended its run of 58 competitive defeats. It was the first point in qualifying for the Pyrenees mountain principality, population 80,000, since a scoreless draw with Finland in 2005.


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