Finland at the UEFA European Championship
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
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Group stage
[edit]The group stage draw took place on 30 November 2019.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Denmark (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3[a] | |
| 3 |  Finland
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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
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | D |  Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | A |  Switzerland
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | C |  Ukraine
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | B | Finland
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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
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Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1964
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 1968
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Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1972
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
 1976
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1980
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 1984
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||
 1988
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||
 1992
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8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||
 1996
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10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||
 2000
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2004
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8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
 2008
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14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 7 | ||||||||||
 2012
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10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2016
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10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
 2020
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Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2024
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Did not qualify | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 14 | |||||||||
  2028
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To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
 2032
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| 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.