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
editGroup stage
editThe group stage draw took place on 30 November 2019.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| ||||||||||||||||
 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
|
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.