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In the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, Finland's best result was a 1–1 draw at reigning world champions Spain. They finished third in the five-team Group I, behind Spain and France . On 14 June 2015, Paatelainen was sacked following his fourth defeat in a row during the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.
Finland was still then a Grand Duchy part of the Russian Empire, and became independent in 1917. Finland have played in a few Olympic Games, finishing fourth in 1912, but have so far never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Finland qualified to UEFA European Championship for the first time in 2020.
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification: 6 11 June 2013: Central Stadium, Gomel, Belarus: 23 Belarus: 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 7 21 May 2014: Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland: 30 Czech Republic: 1–0: 2–2: Friendly 8 2–1 9 6 October 2016: Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland: 52 Iceland: 1–0: 2–3: 2018 FIFA World Cup ...
11 June 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification: Finland 1–2 Ukraine: Tampere, Finland: 18:00 (19:00 UTC+3) Pohjanpalo 72' Konoplyanka 51' Besyedin 75' Stadium: Tampere Stadium Attendance: 8,723 Referee: Alon Yefet
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Anthony Taylor Note: In the 43rd minute, the match was suspended after Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
A map showing all nations that have hosted a FIFA World Cup tournament and how many times they have done so. This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. [1]
UEFA contains 55 national association members, some of which are partially or entirely located in Asia. A total of 33 of the current members of UEFA have competed at the men's FIFA World Cup, while the defunct East Germany qualified once. European nations have won the FIFA World Cup a record 12 times.