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General Information for Finland

Suomen Palloliitto
Founded
1907
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1968
1.79m
Average age in 1968
23.5
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1968
Jersey in 1968

Coaches in 1968

Laaksonen, Olavi (Coach)

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Laaksonen, Olavi (Coach)

Day of Birth
1921-07-26
Day of Death
2004-10-27
Place of Birth
Turku (Finland)
Height
1.77m
Matches
3 (3 / 0)
Goto coach Olavi Laaksonen

Players of Finland in 1968

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Heinonen, Paavo 1944-05-30 Goalkeeper Finland HJK Helsinki 4 0 0 - - -
Näsman, Lars 1943-07-14 Goalkeeper Finland Upon-Pallo Lahti 2 0 0 - - -
Jalonen, Jouni 1942-09-15 Defender Finland TPS Turku 5 0 0 - - -
Kilponen, Seppo 1941-09-20 Defender Finland OTP Oulu 5 0 0 - - -
Nummelin, Timo 1948-09-07 Defender Finland TPS Turku 4 0 0 - - -
Haikonen, Pertti 1948-04-18 Defender Finland Ponnistus Helsinki 2 0 0 - - -
Niskakoski, Ismo 1948-06-02 Defender Finland Reipas Lahti 2 0 0 - - -
Aho, Rainer 1941-12-19 Defender Finland TPS Turku 1 0 0 - - -
Flink, Jarmo 1948-09-12 Defender Finland Reipas Lahti 1 0 0 - - -
Nummila, Reima 1942-11-16 Defender Finland TPS Turku 1 0 0 - - -
Saviomaa, Raimo 1946-04-15 Defender Finland Upon-Pallo Lahti 1 0 0 - - -
Mäkipää, Pertti 1941-08-04 Defensive Midfielder Finland TaPa Tampere 5 0 0 - - -
Syrjävaara, Simo 1943-06-14 Midfielder Finland Upon-Pallo Lahti 4 0 0 - - -
Toivanen, Raimo 1945-10-03 Midfielder Finland TPS Turku 3 1 0 - - -
Heikkilä, Pekka 1946-12-09 Midfielder Finland KTP Kotka 2 0 0 - - -
Laine, Aulis 1940-04-26 Midfielder Finland Åbo IFK 2 0 0 - - -
Lamberg, Arvo 1943-07-03 Midfielder Finland KPV Kokkola 2 0 0 - - -
Peltonen, Juhani 1936-06-16 Attacking Midfielder Finland Haka Valkeakoski 1 0 0 - - -
Mäkelä, Matti 1939-01-14 Midfielder Finland Ilves-Kissat Tampere 1 0 0 - - -
Haavisto, Juhani 1945-11-20 Midfielder Finland KTP Kotka 0 1 0 - - -
Lindholm, Tommy 1947-02-03 Centre Forward Finland TPS Turku 6 0 1 - - -
Tolsa, Arto 1945-08-09 Centre Forward Finland KTP Kotka 5 1 3 - - -
Nuoranen, Semi 1941-12-14 Striker Finland Ilves-Kissat Tampere 4 0 0 - - -
Flink, Turo 1943-04-27 Striker Finland Reipas Lahti 1 0 1 - - -
Pahlman, Kai 1935-07-08 Centre Forward Finland HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 - - -
Nikkanen, Antero 1946-06-01 Striker Finland MP Mikkeli 1 0 0 - - -
Toivola, Miikka 1949-07-11 Secondary striker Finland PiTU Pori 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Finland in 1968

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1968-06-19
Finland
Finland
Belgium
Belgium
1:2 c
Finland vs. Belgium
World Cup 1970 - Group 6
Helsingin olympiastadion
1968-09-25
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Finland
Finland
9:1 c
Yugoslavia vs. Finland
World Cup 1970 - Group 6
Partizan Stadium
1968-10-09
Belgium
Belgium
Finland
Finland
6:1 c
Belgium vs. Finland
World Cup 1970 - Group 6
Regenboogstadion
3 Matches

Match Progress for Finland in 1968

Favorite Opponents of Finland

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
33 6 4 23 33
Estonia
Estonia
22 13 3 6 53
Poland
Poland
21 3 7 11 21
Greece
Greece
16 5 2 9 16
Germany
Germany
15 1 6 8 14
Wales
Wales
14 4 5 5 14
Denmark
Denmark
13 2 2 9 9
Belgium
Belgium
12 4 4 4 19
Hungary
Hungary
12 2 3 7 7
Norway
Norway
12 1 3 8 11
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 4 4 16
France
France
11 1 0 10 5
Netherlands
Netherlands
11 0 1 10 3
Portugal
Portugal
11 1 4 6 8
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
11 5 2 4 18
Malta
Malta
10 6 2 2 15
Ireland
Ireland
9 2 2 5 5
Romania
Romania
9 0 3 6 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
8 7 0 1 15
Italy
Italy
8 1 0 7 4
England
England
8 0 2 6 5
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 2 1 5 7
Spain
Spain
8 1 2 5 5
Iceland
Iceland
7 3 1 3 10
Kuwait
Kuwait
7 3 2 2 6
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
7 5 0 2 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
7 0 2 5 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
7 2 2 3 11
Austria
Austria
7 1 1 5 9
Armenia
Armenia
6 5 1 0 11
San Marino
San Marino
6 6 0 0 23
Latvia
Latvia
6 3 1 2 12
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
6 3 1 2 9
Russia
Russia
6 1 0 5 3
Oman
Oman
6 3 2 1 10
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
6 3 2 1 12
Slovenia
Slovenia
5 2 1 2 5
Scotland
Scotland
5 0 3 2 4
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 14
Czechia
Czechia
5 1 1 3 7
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
5 3 2 0 9
Thailand
Thailand
5 1 1 3 6
Belarus
Belarus
5 3 2 0 12
Moldova
Moldova
4 2 1 1 7
Qatar
Qatar
4 0 3 1 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
4 0 1 3 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
4 2 1 1 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
4 0 1 3 3
Israel
Israel
4 2 1 1 6
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 2 1 1 7
Lithuania
Lithuania
4 2 1 1 7
Bahrain
Bahrain
4 3 1 0 8
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
4 2 1 1 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 0 3 6
Brazil
Brazil
3 0 0 3 3
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
3 0 1 2 4
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 3
Andorra
Andorra
3 2 1 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 1 0 6
Albania
Albania
3 2 1 0 5
South Korea
South Korea
3 0 0 3 0
East Germany
East Germany
3 1 1 1 3
China
China
3 0 0 3 3
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 1 0 2
Japan
Japan
2 0 0 2 1
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 1
Egypt
Egypt
2 0 0 2 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
2 0 1 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
2 1 1 0 1
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 1 1 0 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
2 2 0 0 4
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
2 1 0 1 3
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 4
India
India
2 1 1 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 0 1 1 0
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1 0 1 0 1
Chile
Chile
1 0 0 1 0
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 3
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
North Korea
North Korea
1 0 0 1 2
Yemen
Yemen
1 0 1 0 0
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 0
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 0 0 1 0
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 1
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 1
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 0 1 1
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 2
Barbados
Barbados
1 0 1 0 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 0 0 1 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 1
Malaysia
Malaysia
1 0 0 1 1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1 0 0 1 1
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