LISBON (Reuters) - A red British post box was erected in the tiny enclave to mark its huge achievement, summed up in the inscription: "Gibraltar Football Association - 54th member of UEFA, 24th May, 2013".
Now, after defying Spain to become the smallest member of the official European football family, the rocky territory's 30,000-strong population is excited at their first full international against Slovakia on Tuesday (1830 GMT).
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