Team Ellan Vannin secured a 3-2 victory in the start of the ConIFA World Football Cup yesterday.
The Manx born players who are rated 250/1 to win the tournament narrowly beat Nagorno Karabakh.
The competition is being held in Sweden and is for teams who are not affiliated to FIFA.
Ellan Vannin will play the County of Nice tonight.
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