On 24 June 1923, Lithuania played their first ever game, at the
Lietuvos Fizinio Lavinimosi Sąjunga Stadionas, resulting in a 5–0 loss against
Estonia. In 1924, Lithuania entered the
1924 Olympics in
France, losing 9–0 against
Switzerland on 25 May 1924. Two days later, Lithuania suffered a 10–0 loss to
Egypt, a record defeat to date. During the early years of the Lithuanian national team, Lithuania regularly played
Baltic neighbours Estonia and
Latvia, with Lithuania's first win coming in a 2–1 away win against Estonia on 24 August 1924 in
Tallinn. In 1930, Lithuania won the
third edition of the Baltic Cup in
Kaunas. On 13 October 1940, Lithuania played their final game for just shy of 50 years, a 4–3 win against Latvia, following the
first Soviet annexation of the country. Lithuania's first game following the
declaration of independence in 1990 was a 2–2 draw against
Georgia in
Tbilisi on 27 May 1990. In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in the
World Cup and
European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both
Euro 1996 and the
1998 World Cup qualifiers. In the
Euro 2004 qualifiers, they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with
Germany and a home win over
Scotland; however, a 1–0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing fifth in their
2006 World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive. Lithuania drew with world champions
Italy 1–1 in
Naples in a
Euro 2008 qualifying game on 2 September 2006, in the first competitive game that Italy played since the
World Cup final. On 6 September 2008, Lithuania defeated
Romania 3–0 in a
2010 World Cup qualifier. The victory was regarded by many as "a historic win." It was followed by another successful 2–0 performance against
Austria in
Marijampolė on 10 September 2008. ==Results and fixtures==