Finland at the UEFA European Championship
Appearance
Finland have qualified once for a UEFA European Championship, the 2020 edition.[1] They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group, with one group match remaining; this meant they would appear in a major tournament finals for the first time in their history.[2] Despite winning their opening game against Denmark, they exited in the group stage after losing their next two matches.
Euro 2020
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The group stage draw took place on 30 November 2019.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3[a] | |
3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3[a] | |
4 | Russia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3[a] |
- Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | D | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | A | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | C | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
5 | B | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
6 | E | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.
Overall record
[edit]UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1964 | ||||||||||||||||
1968 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
1972 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
1976 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
1980 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
1984 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||
1988 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
1992 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||
1996 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
2000 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
2004 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
2008 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||||
2012 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
2016 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
2020 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | ||
2024 | Did not qualify | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2032 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 1/17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 39 | 24 | 62 | 144 | 186 |
References
[edit]- ^ Thomas Floyd (2021-06-11) [2021-06-09]. "Finland has had a cursed soccer past. Now, as a first-time Euro qualifier, it is ready to believe". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.[please check these dates]
- ^ UEFA
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Denmark v Finland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Finland v Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Finland v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.