Minnows imitating sharks

With news that the miniscule (and despotic archetype) Equatorial Guinea will host the African Cup of Nations after Morocco was expelled from the competition after reneging on staging it, Saturday was one for the minnows in European qualifying.  San Marino drew 0-0 with Estonia, ending a run of 61 consecutive defeats and a first European qualifying point (though they did triumph over Sweden 3-0 in a World Cup qualifier - Sweden won the match 6-0 but fielded an ineligible player in the last ten minutes and so, because the rules were contravened, San Marino were awarded a 3-0 victory by FIFA).  It will be quite odd looking at the qualifying table to see San Marino have a point after their name.  Liechtenstein recorded their first competitive away win in ten years, beating Moldova 1-0, the Alpine principality sitting pretty on an incredible 4 points.  Moldova, unsurprisingly, are bottom of their qualifying group.  Greece are also in the basement.  Having lost at home previously to Northern Ireland, soon-to-be-ex-coach Claudio Ranieri's side plumbed new depths, with the Faroe Islands not just winning but deservedly so.  From time to time, it is raised that the micro football federations should play each other in a pre-qualifying group, to decide who would be worthy of facing off against bigger sides.  But, when results like this come in, their inclusion in the main qualifiers is rendered glorious.