Finland national football team results (2020–present)

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This article provides details of international football games played by the Finland national football team from 2020 to present.[1]

Results[]

Key
Win
Draw
Defeat

2020[]

4 June 2020 Friendly Sweden  Cancelled Finland Solna, Sweden
19:45 UTC+2 Stadium: Friends Arena
7 June 2020 Friendly Finland Cancelled  Estonia Tampere, Finland
15:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Tampere Stadium
3 September 2020 Nations League Finland 0–1  Wales Helsinki, Finland
21:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
6 September 2020 Nations League Republic of Ireland  0–1 Finland Dublin, Ireland
17:00 Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: (Italy)
7 October 2020 Friendly Poland  5–1 Finland Gdańsk, Poland
20:45
  • Grosicki Goal 9'18'38'
  • Piątek Goal 53'
  • Milik Goal 87'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Referee: (Slovakia)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 27 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.
11 October 2020 UEFA Nations League Finland 2–0  Bulgaria Helsinki, Finland
18:00
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 6,587[4]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
14 October 2020 Nations League Finland 1–0  Republic of Ireland Helsinki, Finland
19:00
Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Referee: (Switzerland)
11 November 2020 Friendly France  0–2 Finland Saint-Denis, France
21:10 UTC+1 Report
  • Forss Goal 28'
  • Valakari Goal 31'
Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 31 March 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[5]
15 November 2020 UEFA Nations League Bulgaria  1–2 Finland Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00
  • D. Iliev Goal 68' (pen.)
Report
  • Pukki Goal 7'
  • Lod Goal 45+1'
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: (Lithuania)
18 November 2020 Nations League Wales  3–1 Finland Cardiff, Wales
19:45 UTC±0
Report
  • Pukki Goal 63'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

2021[]

24 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Finland 2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Helsinki, Finland
21:45
  • Pukki Goal 58'77'
Report
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
28 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Ukraine  1–1 Finland Kyiv, Ukraine
21:45 UTC+3
Report
  • Pukki Goal 89' (pen.)
Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 0
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
31 March 2021 Friendly Switzerland   3–2 Finland St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
29 May 2021 Friendly Sweden  2–0 Finland Solna, Sweden
18:00 UTC+2
  • Quaison Goal 23'
  • Larsson Goal 58' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
4 June 2021 Friendly Finland 0–1  Estonia Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jørgen Burchardt (Denmark)
12 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group B Denmark  0–1 Finland Copenhagen, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Note: In the 43rd minute, the match was suspended after Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch. Eriksen was transferred to a local hospital and stabilised.[6][7] The match was resumed at 20:30 CEST, with the last four minutes of the first half to be completed prior to a five-minute half-time break.[8]
16 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group B Finland 0–1  Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 24,540
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
21 June 2021 Euro 2020 Group B Finland 0–2  Belgium Saint Petersburg, Russia
22:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 18,545
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
1 September 2021 Friendly Finland 0–0  Wales Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 4,357
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
4 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Finland 1–0  Kazakhstan Helsinki, Finland
19:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Referee: Sergei Ivanov (Russia)
7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification France  2–0 Finland Lyon, France
20:45 UTC+2
  • Griezmann Goal 25'53'
Report Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Forthcoming fixtures[]

The following matches are scheduled:

9 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Finland v  Ukraine Finland
19:00 UTC+3 Report
12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Kazakhstan  v Finland Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6 Report
13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Bosnia and Herzegovina  v Finland Bosnia and Herzegovina
15:00 Report
16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification Finland v  France Finland
21:45 Report

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Finland". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
  2. ^ "UEFA meets general secretaries of member associations". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. ^ "UEFA Super Cup to test partial return of spectators". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Finland vs Bulgaria, 11 October 2020". eu-football.info.
  5. ^ "Equipe de France: les Bleus défieront la Finlande en novembre". RMC SPORT (in French). 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ Das, Andrew (12 June 2021). "Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field against Finland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ^ Karen, Mattias (12 June 2021). "Denmark game at Euro 2020 suspended after Eriksen collapses". Associated Press. Copenhagen. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  8. ^ Begley, Emlyn (12 June 2021). "Christian Eriksen collapses on pitch during Denmark-Finland game at Euro 2020". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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