Achievements of this magnitude are unheard of in a nation accustomed to being a punching bag on the international stage.
Andorra is a country of just 90,000 people sandwiched between Spain and France high in the Pyrenees. Unsurprisingly, such a small population and a lack of quality infrastructure have not been conducive to footballing success.
The national team has won just 14 of their 232 games since becoming members of Fifa in 1996, and once went 16 games without scoring.
They are 175th in the Fifa men's world rankings. San Marino (211), Liechtenstein (207) and Gibraltar (201) are the only European nations below them.
But maybe times are changing. Though their ranking is at a nine-year low, the Uefa Nations League has allowed Andorra to play more meaningful games against opponents of a similar level.
Over two years have passed since they conceded five or more goals in one game - a 5-0 defeat by Spain on the eve of Euro 2024 - while in 2025 they only lost 1-0 and 2-0 to England.
Inter's success has propelled Andorra into the top 50 of Uefa's club coefficient rankings, meaning that for the first time, four Andorran clubs will enter the qualifiers for European competitions next summer.
"Hopefully, this can also help Andorran football continue to grow and develop step by step, and show that with the right work and ambition, Andorran clubs can compete at this level," says Lima.
Ortiz agrees, saying: "As a league it's incredible - maybe players who before didn't want to come to our league will come. That will make the league more competitive and help it to grow."
Inter's European adventure begins with a trip to Swedish champions Mjallby on Thursday, before eye-catching ties against 1991 European Cup winners Red Star Belgrade, Champions League regulars FC Copenhagen, and La Liga side Getafe.
"We know it will be a massive challenge playing against some great teams with much bigger budgets than us, but we also believe in ourselves," says Pochettino.
"We've been able to get here so we deserve to be here. We are going to try to show the rest of Europe that we are a team that can make things difficult for the bigger opponents, and that we can get points and belong here."
