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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.
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 ...
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 ...
The association football champions of Finland are the winners of the highest league in Finnish football, which is currently the Veikkausliiga (Swedish: Tipsligan) . It has been played since 1990. The first 21 championship titles were decided with cup competition. From 1930 to 1989 the highest division was known as Mestaruussarja.
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.
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.
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