Always been a pleasure over the years, and last night the wee country flexed its muscles with a stunning giant-killing act.
I managed to catch the last half an hour and the cheers that greeted their winner in the 7th minute of 5 minutes stoppage time truly reverberated round the world.
Afterwards their talismanic centre half - 97 year old David Weir - spoke for the nation when he said they'd "felt leggy in the 3rd set and had nothing left to give but a few sulks in the 4th set, but he always believed that when the chips were down, deep-seated chippiness would see them through".
Scotland 2 Liechtenstein 1
Attendance: 37200
Population of Liechtenstein: 35000
Sorry Iain...
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