Francesco Calzona's side are 45 spots below third-placed Belgium in FIFA's world rankings.
But they made a mockery of the supposed quality gap between the teams with a courageous performance in Frankfurt.
Calzona, who also served as Napoli's interim boss in the second half of last season, had admitted he would be "delighted" with a draw. The Italian got more than he could have dreamed of as Schranz left Belgium reeling after ending his nine-game international goal drought.
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