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Best result: have never qualified Coach: Branko Brnović Leading scorer: all time – Mirko Vučinić (15); current – Mirko Vučinić (15) Most appearances: all time – Elsad Zverotić (44); current – Elsad Zverotić (44) Association formed: 2006 Nickname: Hrabri sokoli (The Brave Falcons) Where they play: Stadion Podgorica, Podgorica Montenegrin footballers, including 1990s superstars Dejan Savićevic and Predrag Mijatović, competed for many years on the international stage in the colours of Yugoslavia. It was not until 2006 – after a combined Serbia and Montenegro national side had participated in that year's FIFA World Cup in Germany – that the small Adriatic coastal state earned independence. Performances have exceeded expectations, with the team reaching the qualifying play- offs of UEFA EURO 2012 on their competition debut and also challenging strongly for a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup until their form tailed off in the second half of the campaign. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P10 W3 D3 L4 F7 A10 Final tournament: P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0 Qualifying: P10 W3 D3 L4 F7 A10 Granted full membership of UEFA in January 2007, Montenegro have only competed in one UEFA European Championship campaign. It was a debut to remember, with the nation of just over 600,000 battling their way to the play-offs, where they lost out to the Czech Republic – 2-0 in Prague and 1-0 in Podgorica. They were unbeaten in their first five games, wins against Wales, Bulgaria and Switzerland preceding a creditable goalless draw with England at Wembley. Things faded after that, with a 1-1 draw at home to Bulgaria and a first defeat, 2-1 in Wales. Zlatko Kranjčar was then replaced by his assistant Branko Brnović and Montenegro rallied, a thrilling 2-2 draw against England in Podgorica, secured by Andrija Delibašićꞌs 91st-minute header, earning the runners-up spot. That put them in the play-offs, but they went no further. Memorable EURO matches 07/10/2011: Montenegro 2-2 England, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying The home side came from 2-0 down as Delibašićꞌs late header secured their play-off place. 12/10/2010: England 0-0 Montenegro, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Mladen Božović starred in goal and Milan Jovanović hit the bar for injury-hit Montenegro at Wembley. 03/09/2010: Montenegro 1-0 Wales, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Vučinić's solo effort on 30 minutes secured Montenegro's first EURO qualifying victory. Did you know? Mijatović scored the only goal in the 1998 UEFA Champions League final, earning Real Madrid CF victory against Juventus and their first European Cup for 32 years. *Last updated 07/01/14
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Montenegro - Coach profile
Branko Brnović Date of birth: 8 August 1967 Nationality: Montenegrin Playing career: FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Partizan, RCD Espanyol, FK Kom Coaching career: Montenegro (assistant), Montenegro • Regarded as one of the most talented midfielders in the former Yugoslavia, Brnović started his club career at Budućnost and was soon making an impact on the international stage. • Won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with Yugoslavia in 1987 alongside such future stars as Davor Šuker, Predrag Mijatović and Zvonimir Boban. Played every game, scoring twice, and was named in the team of the tournament. • Left Budućnost in 1991 for Partizan, with whom he lifted back-to-back national titles and two domestic cups. Also established himself in the senior Yugoslavia side, and then Serbia and Montenegro's team, going on to win 27 caps in total. • Moved to Spain and spent six seasons with Espanyol, making 146 Liga appearances. Hung up his boots in 2000, yet six years later came out of retirement for a half-season cameo at Kom after Montenegro's independence from Serbia. • A member of Montenegro's coaching staff since February 2007, he began as Zoran Filipović's assistant before staying on in the same role under Zlatko Kranjčar. In September 2011, he replaced Kranjčar at the Montenegro helm and signed a two-year contract extension after 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
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Montenegro - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 10 3 3 4 7 10 Qualifying 10 3 3 4 7 10 Final tournament ------UEFA European Championship records: Montenegro History 2012 – did not qualify Qualifying win 1-0: Montenegro v Switzerland, 08/10/10 0-1: Bulgaria v Montenegro, 07/09/10 1-0: Montenegro v Wales, 03/09/10 Qualifying loss 2-0: Czech Republic v Montenegro, 11/11/11 2-0: Switzerland v Montenegro, 11/10/11 Overall appearances 10: Elsad Zverotić 10: Mladen Božović 8: Radomir Djalović 8: Stefan Savić 8: Mirko Vučinić 8: Simon Vukčević Overall goals 2: Mirko Vučinić 2: Elsad Zverotić 1: Andrija Delibašić 1: Radomir Djalović 1: Stevan Jovetić
UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 4 3 3 18 17 2012 EURO qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament 10 3 3 4 7 10 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 1 6 3 9 14
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Montenegro - Head to head against teams in other pots
Montenegro v Albania Montenegro v Andorra Montenegro v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO ------World Cup ------Friendlies 2 0 0 2 2 4
Montenegro v Bosnia and Montenegro v Azerbaijan Montenegro v Belgium Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 0 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 2 2
Montenegro v Croatia Montenegro v Cyprus Montenegro v Czech Republic No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 3 World Cup 2 0 2 0 3 3 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Montenegro v Denmark Montenegro v England Montenegro v Faroe Islands No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 2 0 2 0 2 2 World Cup 2 0 1 1 2 5 Friendlies ------
Montenegro v FYROM Montenegro v Georgia Montenegro v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 3 3 Friendlies ------
Montenegro v Gibraltar Montenegro v Greece Montenegro v Hungary No previous meetings No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 3 3
Montenegro v Iceland Montenegro v Israel Montenegro v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 4 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 1 Friendlies ------
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Montenegro v Kazakhstan Montenegro v Liechtenstein Montenegro v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 1 0 0 3 0
Montenegro v Luxembourg Montenegro v Malta Montenegro v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 3 5 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 4 1 Friendlies ------
Montenegro v Netherlands Montenegro v Northern Ireland Montenegro v Norway No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 0 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 4 3
Montenegro v Poland Montenegro v Portugal Montenegro v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 2 0 2 0 3 3 World Cup 2 0 2 0 0 0 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Montenegro v Romania Montenegro v Russia Montenegro v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 9 0 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 4 Friendlies ------
Montenegro v Serbia Montenegro v Slovakia Montenegro v Slovenia No previous meetings No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1
Montenegro v Spain Montenegro v Sweden Montenegro v Switzerland No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 0 1 1 2 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 1 2 Friendlies ------
Montenegro v Turkey Montenegro v Ukraine No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 1 4 Friendlies ------
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Best result: have never qualified Coach: vacant Leading scorer: all-time – Henrikh Mkhitaryan (12); current – Henrikh Mkhitaryan (12) Most appearances: all-time – Sargis Hovsepyan (132); current – Roman Berezovski (83) Association formed: 1992 Nickname: none Where they play: Yerevan Republican Stadium after Vazgen Sargsyan, Yerevan Armenia have competed as an independent nation since 1992 but have yet to qualify for the final tournament of a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship. They are certainly an improving force, however, the appointment of former midfielder Vardan Minasyan as coach in April 2009 having raised their performance level to such an extent that they came within one game of reaching the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying play-offs and also recovered from a slow start to register 13 points in the 2014 World Cup campaign. A number of the country's leading players, foremost among them Henrikh Mkhitaryan, have made their mark abroad at club level. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P50 W12 D10 L28 F46 A71 Final tournament: P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0 Qualifying: P50 W12 D10 L28 F46 A71 Though Armenia finished bottom of their EURO '96 qualifying group, their debut campaign was notable for the team's first competitive victory, 2-1 away to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The former Soviet republic ended the next three campaigns one off the foot of their section, but things improved markedly on the road to UEFA EURO 2012. Minasyan put his faith in youth and, after a slow start, momentum was soon gathered. A 3-1 defeat of Slovakia and goalless draw at home to Russia, either side of a 4-0 triumph over Andorra, revived hopes. Three successive wins set up a decider against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin, where they had goalkeeper Roman Berezovski dismissed and ultimately lost 2-1 to finish third. Memorable EURO matches 06/09/11: Slovakia 0-4 Armenia, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Mkhitaryan scored one and set up two as a young Armenia side underlined their potential. 22/08/07: Armenia 1-1 Portugal, UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying Armenia took the group favourites by surprise and held on to claim a memorable point. 07/09/02: Armenia 2-2 Ukraine, UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying Albert Sarkisyan's 90th-minute penalty completed a sterling comeback in front of a sell-out crowd. Did you know? Armenia completed the double over Slovakia, a team that competed at the 2010 World Cup, in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying. * Last updated on 07/01/2014
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Armenia - Coach profile
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Armenia - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 50 12 10 28 46 71 Qualifying 50 12 10 28 46 71 Final tournament ------UEFA European Championship records: Armenia History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 4-0: Armenia v Andorra, 12/10/10 0-4: Slovakia v Armenia, 06/09/11 Qualifying defeat 0-4: Armenia v Spain, 11/10/03 Overall appearances 47: Sargis Hovsepyan 32: Roman Berezovski 25: Artur Petrosyan 24: Armen Shahgeldyan 23: Harutyun Vardanyan Overall goals 6: Henrikh Mkhitaryan 5: Artur Petrosyan 5: Gevorg Ghazaryan 4: Yura Movsisyan 4: Marcos Pizzelli 4: Armen Shahgeldyan
UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 4 1 5 12 13 2012 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 5 2 3 22 10 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 6th in group 10 1 1 8 6 22 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 7th in group 12 2 3 7 4 13 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 6th in group 12 2 1 9 9 25 2004 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 8 2 1 5 7 16 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 6th in group 10 0 5 5 7 19 2000 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 5th in group 10 2 2 6 8 15 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 1 5 4 8 17 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 6th in group 10 1 2 7 5 17
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Armenia - Head to head against teams in other pots
Armenia v Albania Armenia v Andorra Armenia v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO ------EURO 4 4 0 0 13 1 World Cup 2 1 1 0 4 1 World Cup 2 2 0 0 5 1 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 2 Friendlies 2 1 1 0 2 0
Armenia v Bosnia and Armenia v Azerbaijan Armenia v Belgium Herzegovina No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 0 0 4 0 8 EURO ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 2 3 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 6 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Armenia v Croatia Armenia v Cyprus Armenia v Czech Republic No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 1 1 0 2 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 4 1 0 3 3 11 Friendlies 3 0 0 3 3 8 Friendlies ------
Armenia v Denmark Armenia v England Armenia v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO 2 0 0 2 1 5 World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 1 Friendlies ------
Armenia v FYROM Armenia v Georgia Armenia v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 2 2 0 10 6 EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 5 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 9 Friendlies ------Friendlies 5 1 1 3 4 11 Friendlies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Armenia v Gibraltar Armenia v Greece Armenia v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 0 2 0 3 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 2 0 1 1 0 1 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 2
Armenia v Iceland Armenia v Israel Armenia v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 1 1 0 2 EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 1 1 3 5 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 2 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 2 Friendlies ------
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Armenia v Kazakhstan Armenia v Liechtenstein Armenia v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 0 1 2 2 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 3 2 1 0 7 3 Friendlies 3 2 0 1 6 6
Armenia v Luxembourg Armenia v Malta Armenia v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 1 1 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1 Friendlies 3 3 0 0 3 0 Friendlies 3 1 1 1 5 7
Armenia v Netherlands Armenia v Northern Ireland Armenia v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 2 0 0 2 0 EURO ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 3 World Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1 World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 4 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Armenia v Poland Armenia v Portugal Armenia v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 0 1 1 1 EURO 2 0 1 1 1 2 EURO 2 0 0 2 1 3 World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 5 World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 3 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 1 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Armenia v Romania Armenia v Russia Armenia v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO ------EURO 4 0 1 3 1 8 World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 4 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 2 Friendlies ------
Armenia v Serbia Armenia v Slovakia Armenia v Slovenia Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 2 0 1 1 0 3 EURO 2 2 0 0 7 1 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 2 Friendlies ------
Armenia v Spain Armenia v Sweden Armenia v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO 4 0 0 4 0 10 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 6 Friendlies ------
Armenia v Turkey Armenia v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 0 2 2 5 8 World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 4 World Cup 4 0 1 3 3 9 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
12 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Scotland Scotland - Team profile
Best result: group stage 1992, 1996 Manager: Gordon Strachan Leading scorers: all-time – Denis Law, Kenny Dalglish (30); current – Kris Boyd (7) Most appearances: all-time – Kenny Dalglish (102); current – Gary Caldwell (55) Association formed: 1873 Nickname: The Tartan Army Where they play: Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland have never passed beyond the opening round of a major tournament despite reaching eight FIFA World Cups and two UEFA European Championships. They qualified for five successive World Cups between 1974 and 1990, the first two as the sole British presence, but have not been involved at a major tournament since France '98. It took them seven attempts to reach the EURO finals, and after making their debut in 1992 they again qualified in 1996 only to be knocked out early once more. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P106 W50 D24 L32 F148 A112 Final tournament: P6 W2 D1 L3 F4 A5 Qualifying: P100 W48 D23 L29 F144 A107 On their finals debut at EURO '92 in Sweden, Andy Roxburgh's team lost to the Netherlands (1-0) and Germany (2-0) before signing off with a 3-0 victory over the Commonwealth of Independent States. Craig Brown was at the helm for EURO '96, where a 0-0 draw against the Netherlands preceded a 2-0 defeat by hosts England, Scotland bowing out despite beating Switzerland 1-0 as a late Patrick Kluivert goal against England took the Dutch through on goals scored. Scotland lost out in the play-offs in 2000 and 2004 and missed out because of a final-day defeat by Italy in 2008, despite beating France home and away. Pitted against world and European champions Spain in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying, Craig Levein's side collected just one point from their first two games and failed to increase momentum thereafter, a concluding 3-1 loss to Spain leaving Scotland third, two points behind the Czech Republic. Memorable EURO matches 12/09/2007: France 0-1 Scotland, UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying James McFadden's long-range strike helped Scotland complete the double over France. 18/06/1996: Scotland 1-0 Switzerland, EURO '96 group stage Ally McCoist's stunning goal left one foot in the quarter-finals but events elsewhere denied them. 18/06/1992: Scotland 3-0 CIS, EURO '92 group stage The Scots bowed out in style with goals from Paul McStay, Brian McClair and Gary McAllister. Did you know? Scotland's EURO '92 win against the Commonwealth of Independent States, the successor to the Soviet Union, was that country's last ever game. *Last updated on 07/01/2014
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Scotland - Coach profile
Gordon Strachan Date of birth: 9 February 1957 Nationality: Scottish Playing career: Dundee FC, Aberdeen FC, Manchester United FC, Leeds United AFC, Coventry City FC Coaching career: Coventry City FC, Southampton FC, Celtic FC, Middlesbrough FC, Scotland • An energetic and talented midfielder, Strachan was capped 50 times by Scotland and helped Aberdeen FC lift the European Cup Winners' Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson. • Began in management while still a player at then English top-flight side Coventry City FC in November 1996. Strachan helped the Sky Blues avoid relegation before ending his on-field career aged 40 to concentrate on coaching, keeping the club in the Premier League until 2001. • Although sacked early the following season, he was swiftly appointed by Southampton FC – whom he guided to eighth place in the English top flight in 2002/03 and the 2003 FA Cup final, losing 1-0 to Arsenal FC. Strachan announced early the next term that he would stand down at the close of the campaign for personal reasons, eventually resigning in March 2004 to concentrate on media work. • Installed as Martin O'Neill's successor at Celtic in summer 2005, Strachan proceeded to win the Scottish Premier League in record time and also lifted the Scottish League Cup in his first campaign. In 2006/07, Celtic triumphed in both league and Scottish Cup, and got past the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time, falling in extra time to eventual winners AC Milan in the last 16. • Strachan steered the Bhoys to the round of 16 again in 2007/08, this time succumbing to FC Barcelona, and a tremendous late surge took Celtic past Rangers FC to retain the Scottish championship. • Stepping down at Celtic in 2009 after failing to defend the league crown, Strachan took up the reins at Middlesbrough in October that year yet was unable to help the side to promotion. Left the club after a poor start to the 2010/11 season. • Was appointed national coach in January 2013, helping reinvigorate a Scotland team that went on to win home and away against Croatia in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying pool, despite failing to make the cut for Brazil.
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Scotland - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 106 50 24 32 148 112 Final tournament 6 2 1 3 4 5 Qualifying 100 48 23 29 144 107 UEFA European Championship records: Scotland History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – group stage 1992 – group stage 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not participate 1960 – did not participate Final tournament win 3-0: Scotland v CIS, 18/06/92 Final tournament loss 0-2: Scotland v England, 15/06/96 0-2: Scotland v Germany, 15/06/92 Qualifying win 6-0: Scotland v Faroe Islands, 02/09/06 Qualifying defeat 6-0: Netherlands v Scotland, 19/11/03 Final tournament appearances 6: Andy Goram 6: Gary McAllister 6: Stuart McCall 5: Gordon Durie 5: Ally McCoist 5: Stewart McKimmie Final tournament goals 1: Gary McAllister 1: Brian McClair 1: Ally McCoist 1: Paul McStay Overall appearances 28: David Weir 24: Tom Boyd 22: Barry Ferguson 22: Jim Leighton 21: John Collins 21: Kenny Dalglish 21: Gary McAllister Overall goals 8: Ally McCoist 7: Kenny Dalglish
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UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 3 2 5 8 12 2012 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 3 2 3 9 10 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 3 1 4 6 11 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 12 8 0 4 21 12 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 3 4 3 9 7 2004 EURO qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament 10 5 2 3 13 14 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 4 3 1 12 6 2000 EURO qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament 12 6 3 3 16 12 1998 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 1 2 2 6 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group (qualified) 10 7 2 1 15 3 1996 EURO finals Final tournament - Group stage, 3rd in group 3 1 1 1 1 2 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 2nd in group (qualified) 10 7 2 1 19 3 1994 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 4 3 3 14 13 1992 EURO finals Final tournament - Group stage, 3rd in group 3 1 0 2 3 3 1992 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 1st in group (qualified) 8 4 3 1 14 7 1990 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 3rd in group 3 1 0 2 2 3 1990 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group (qualified) 8 4 2 2 12 12 1988 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 8 3 3 2 7 5 1986 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 1 2 1 3 1986 World Cup qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament (qualified) 8 4 2 2 10 4 1984 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 6 1 2 3 8 10 1982 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 3rd in group 3 1 1 1 8 8 1982 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 8 4 3 1 9 4 1980 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 8 3 1 4 15 13 1978 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 2nd in group 3 1 1 1 5 6 1978 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 4 3 0 1 6 3 1976 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 2 3 1 8 6 1974 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 2nd in group 3 1 2 0 3 1 1974 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 4 3 0 1 8 3 1972 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 3 0 3 4 7 1970 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 6 3 1 2 18 7 1968 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 2nd in group 6 3 2 1 10 8 1966 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 6 3 1 2 8 8 1962 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 5 3 0 2 12 11 1958 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 1 2 4 6 1958 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 4 3 0 1 10 9 1954 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 2 0 0 2 0 8 1954 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group (qualified) 3 1 1 1 8 8 1950 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 3 2 0 1 10 3
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Scotland - Head to head against teams in other pots
Scotland v Albania Scotland v Andorra Scotland v Austria No previous meetings No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 1 1 3 4 World Cup 5 2 1 2 4 4 Friendlies 13 4 4 5 18 25
Scotland v Bosnia and Scotland v Azerbaijan Scotland v Belgium Herzegovina No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 8 2 1 5 8 16 EURO 2 2 0 0 3 1 World Cup 4 0 1 3 2 8 World Cup ------Friendlies 5 2 1 2 11 6 Friendlies ------
Scotland v Croatia Scotland v Cyprus Scotland v Czech Republic Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 4 0 1 3 5 8 World Cup 4 2 2 0 4 1 World Cup 4 4 0 0 18 3 World Cup 7 3 0 4 10 15 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 1 Friendlies 5 3 1 1 10 4
Scotland v Denmark Scotland v England Scotland v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 3 0 1 5 2 EURO 5 2 1 2 5 7 EURO 8 6 2 0 23 6 World Cup 3 2 0 1 6 2 World Cup 2 0 0 2 2 5 World Cup ------Friendlies 8 4 0 4 8 8 Friendlies 104 39 23 42 164 183 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 3 0
Scotland v FYROM Scotland v Georgia Scotland v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 0 1 2 3 EURO 3 0 1 2 2 5 World Cup 4 2 1 1 5 3 World Cup ------World Cup 3 0 1 2 4 6 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 9 4 3 2 14 10
Scotland v Gibraltar Scotland v Greece Scotland v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 0 1 1 1 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 8 2 2 4 13 18
Scotland v Iceland Scotland v Israel Scotland v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 2 0 0 4 1 EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 1 4 World Cup 4 4 0 0 8 2 World Cup 2 2 0 0 4 1 World Cup 6 1 2 3 3 9 Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 1 0 0 1 0 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 0 5
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Scotland v Kazakhstan Scotland v Liechtenstein Scotland v Lithuania No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 2 0 0 3 1 EURO 8 5 2 1 10 3 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Scotland v Luxembourg Scotland v Malta Scotland v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 1 0 3 0 EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 5 0 World Cup 2 1 1 0 3 1 Friendlies 2 2 0 0 8 1 Friendlies 3 2 1 0 6 4 Friendlies ------
Scotland v Netherlands Scotland v Northern Ireland Scotland v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 1 1 2 1 7 EURO 2 1 0 1 2 2 EURO 2 2 0 0 7 2 World Cup 3 1 0 2 3 6 World Cup 4 2 2 0 12 4 World Cup 7 2 3 2 6 9 Friendlies 11 4 3 4 11 12 Friendlies 88 59 15 14 243 75 Friendlies 8 4 3 1 14 7
Scotland v Poland Scotland v Portugal Scotland v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 2 0 2 6 5 EURO 2 0 1 1 0 1 World Cup 2 0 1 1 2 3 World Cup 4 0 2 2 1 7 World Cup 2 2 0 0 7 1 Friendlies 5 1 2 2 6 7 Friendlies 6 2 1 3 6 6 Friendlies 5 1 1 3 3 6
Scotland v Romania Scotland v Russia Scotland v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 1 2 1 4 4 EURO 3 1 2 0 4 1 EURO 4 4 0 0 13 0 World Cup ------World Cup 1 0 1 0 2 2 World Cup 2 2 0 0 6 0 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 4 2 Friendlies 3 0 0 3 0 4 Friendlies ------
Scotland v Serbia Scotland v Slovakia Scotland v Slovenia Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 6 0 4 2 4 8 World Cup 7 3 0 4 10 15 World Cup 2 1 1 0 3 0 Friendlies 4 2 2 0 12 5 Friendlies 3 2 1 0 8 1 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1
Scotland v Spain Scotland v Sweden Scotland v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 0 1 3 5 9 EURO ------EURO 5 2 2 1 7 7 World Cup 4 2 0 2 8 8 World Cup 5 4 0 1 7 3 World Cup 4 2 1 1 7 7 Friendlies 5 1 3 1 7 6 Friendlies 7 1 1 5 7 16 Friendlies 7 4 0 3 12 10
Scotland v Turkey Scotland v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 0 1 3 3 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 2 4 Friendlies ------
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Best result: have never qualified Coach: Mixu Paatelainen Leading scorers: all-time – Jari Litmanen (32); current – Mikael Forssell (29) Most appearances: all-time – Jari Litmanen (137); current – Mikael Forssell (86) Association formed: 1907 Nickname: Huuhkajat (Eagle Owls) Where they play: Olympic Stadium, Helsinki Having never reached a major tournament Finland's international record is modest, although with Englishman Roy Hodgson in charge they challenged strongly for a place at UEFA EURO 2008, losing just two of their 14 matches, and also proved competitive under Scotsman Stuart Baxter on the road to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, winning five of their ten games. A 1-1 draw away to Spain was the highlight of their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P94 W24 D21 L49 F100 A152 Final tournament: P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0 Qualifying: P94 W24 D21 L49 F100 A152 It took Finland 19 UEFA European Championship qualifiers to record their first win, beating Greece 3-0 and following that up with a 2-1 triumph over Hungary at the start of their 1980 campaign. Home and away draws with the Soviet Union underlined their potential but an 8-1 defeat by Greece in Athens fatally undermined it – Finland missed out on a finals place by a point. That inconsistency has been a feature of their campaigns. Hodgson's team made a flying start to UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying, but back-to-back defeats by Azerbaijan and Serbia proved costly as a concluding goalless draw with Portugal left them fourth in the eight-team section. Finland went into the 2012 campaign with optimism, but successive defeats by Moldova, Netherlands and Hungary meant they were always up against it. Baxter departed, and after interim spells under Olli Huttunen and then Markku Kanerva, Mixu Paatelainen took the reins in spring 2011, victories against San Marino and Moldova and a point in Budapest lifting them to fourth. Memorable EURO matches 06/06/2007: Finland 2-0 Belgium, UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying Finland gained a fine win and a new nickname as an eagle owl halted the first-half proceedings. 14/12/1994: Finland 4-1 San Marino, EURO '96 qualifying A rare early winter home game was a triumph as Paatelainen, then 27, scored all four Finland goals. 09/09/1987: Finland 3-0 Czechoslovakia, 1988 UEFA European Championship qualifying Martti Kuusela's five-year tenure ended in style as his players carried him around a victory lap. Did you know? The eagle owl that interrupted the 2007 match with Belgium at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Bubi, was named Helsinki Citizen of the Year that December. *Last updated 07/01/14
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Finland - Coach profile
Mixu Paatelainen Date of birth: 3 February 1967 Nationality: Finnish Playing career: Valkeakosken Haka, Dundee United FC, Aberdeen FC, Bolton Wanderers FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, Hibernian FC (twice), RC Strasbourg, Saint Johnstone FC, Saint Mirren FC Coaching career: Cowdenbeath FC, TPS Turku, Hibernian FC, Kilmarnock FC, Finland • The son of Finnish international forward Matti Paatelainen, Mixu began his playing career at Haka in Valkeakoski before starting a long association with Scotland in 1987, joining Dundee United. • A powerful striker who never considered himself a target man despite being much used in the role, Paatelainen spent five years with United and two at Aberdeen before heading south to England in 1994, signing for Bolton. • Helped the club to promotion to the Premier League and the English League Cup final in his first term. Although relegation followed a year later, Paatelainen won another promotion before leaving for a single season at Wolves in 1997/98. • Headed back to Scotland and Hibernian in 1998, breaking for a short and injury-plagued spell at Strasbourg in 2001/02. The final campaign of his playing days, which also featured 18 goals in 70 games for Finland, was at St Mirren in 2004/05, when he also worked as the club's assistant manager. • Took charge of Cowdenbeath in 2005, securing the side's first divisional title in 67 years in his only full season. Also a success during a solitary campaign at TPS, in January 2008 he earned his first top-flight assignment with Hibernian. Left Easter Road in May 2009, later returning to management at Kilmarnock before being appointed Finland coach in March 2011.
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Finland - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 94 24 21 49 100 152 Qualifying 94 24 21 49 100 152 Final tournament ------UEFA European Championship records: Finland History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not participate 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 8-0: Finland v San Marino, 17/11/10 Qualifying defeat 8-1: Greece v Finland, 11/10/78 Overall appearances 38: Jari Litmanen 33: Sami Hyypiä 29: Joonas Kolkka 28: Jonatan Johansson 27: Petri Pasanen Overall goals 10: Mixu Paatelainen 10: Jari Litmanen 10: Mikael Forssell 5: Jonatan Johansson 4: Kasper Hämäläinen 4: Ari Hjelm 4: Sami Hyypiä 4: Atik Ismail 4: Joonas Kolkka
UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 2 3 3 5 9 2012 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 3 1 6 16 16 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 5 3 2 14 14 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 14 6 6 2 13 7 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 12 5 1 6 21 19 2004 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 8 3 1 4 9 10 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 3 3 2 12 7 2000 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 8 3 1 4 13 13
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UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 3 2 3 11 12 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 10 5 0 5 18 18 1994 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 2 1 7 9 18 1992 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 8 1 4 3 5 8 1990 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 6 1 1 4 4 16 1988 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 6 1 1 4 4 10 1986 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 8 3 2 3 7 12 1984 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 6 0 1 5 3 14 1982 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 8 1 0 7 4 27 1980 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 2 2 2 10 15 1978 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 6 2 0 4 11 16 1976 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 6 0 1 5 3 13 1974 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 6 1 1 4 3 21 1972 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 6 0 1 5 1 16 1970 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 6 1 0 5 6 28 1968 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 6 0 2 4 5 12 1966 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 6 1 0 5 5 20 1962 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 4 0 0 4 3 12 1958 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 4 0 0 4 2 19 1954 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 4 0 2 2 7 13 1950 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 2 0 1 1 1 4 1938 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 3 0 0 3 0 7
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Finland - Head to head against teams in other pots
Finland v Albania Finland v Andorra Finland v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 2 0 1 1 1 2 World Cup 6 4 0 2 7 5 World Cup 2 1 1 0 3 0 World Cup 4 1 0 3 4 11 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1 Friendlies ------Friendlies 4 0 0 4 5 10
Finland v Bosnia and Finland v Azerbaijan Finland v Belgium Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 3 0 1 7 3 EURO 2 1 1 0 2 0 EURO ------World Cup 4 4 0 0 8 2 World Cup 4 0 1 3 6 14 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 4 3 1 0 10 5 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 1
Finland v Croatia Finland v Cyprus Finland v Czech Republic No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 1 1 2 4 8 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 3 7 Friendlies 4 2 1 1 7 4 Friendlies 4 2 1 1 5 5
Finland v Denmark Finland v England Finland v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 0 2 0 2 EURO ------EURO 2 2 0 0 9 0 World Cup ------World Cup 6 0 2 4 4 14 World Cup ------Friendlies 55 10 9 36 58 148 Friendlies 5 0 0 5 3 22 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 1 0
Finland v FYROM Finland v Georgia Finland v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 1 4 World Cup 2 2 0 0 8 1 World Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 World Cup 9 0 4 5 8 29 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 3 1 Friendlies ------Friendlies 11 1 2 8 10 47
Finland v Gibraltar Finland v Greece Finland v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 8 2 2 4 9 19 EURO 4 1 1 2 4 6 World Cup 2 1 0 1 5 2 World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 2 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 2 4 Friendlies 7 0 1 6 4 34
Finland v Iceland Finland v Israel Finland v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 4 0 1 3 0 5 World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 1 0 3 1 World Cup 4 0 0 4 2 17 Friendlies 10 6 2 2 17 10 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 3 5 Friendlies 3 0 0 3 2 6
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Finland v Kazakhstan Finland v Liechtenstein Finland v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 2 0 0 4 1 EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 1 0 3 2 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 0 0 Friendlies ------Friendlies 4 3 0 1 15 4
Finland v Luxembourg Finland v Malta Finland v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 1 0 3 1 EURO 4 2 1 1 7 5 World Cup 2 2 0 0 8 1 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 3 2 0 1 4 3 Friendlies 5 3 1 1 6 4 Friendlies ------
Finland v Netherlands Finland v Northern Ireland Finland v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 6 0 1 5 4 14 EURO 2 1 0 1 4 2 EURO ------World Cup 4 0 0 4 1 11 World Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 5 Friendlies 3 1 1 1 9 9 Friendlies 3 1 1 1 5 5 Friendlies 57 9 12 36 72 161
Finland v Poland Finland v Portugal Finland v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 6 1 2 3 7 10 EURO 6 0 3 3 1 9 EURO ------World Cup 4 1 0 3 3 14 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 4 Friendlies 18 1 6 11 15 38 Friendlies 4 1 1 2 5 5 Friendlies 3 0 1 2 1 7
Finland v Romania Finland v Russia Finland v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 0 2 0 7 EURO 8 0 2 6 6 22 EURO 4 4 0 0 15 1 World Cup 6 0 2 4 3 16 World Cup 4 0 0 4 1 18 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 5 0 3 2 4 14 Friendlies ------
Finland v Serbia Finland v Slovakia Finland v Slovenia Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 1 1 2 3 4 EURO 4 1 1 2 4 8 EURO ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 2 14 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 2 1 1 0 5 4 Friendlies 4 1 2 1 3 3 Friendlies 2 1 1 0 3 1
Finland v Spain Finland v Sweden Finland v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 1 7 EURO ------World Cup 4 1 1 2 3 9 World Cup 5 0 1 4 5 15 World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 4 Friendlies 4 0 1 3 2 7 Friendlies 78 9 10 59 88 267 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 1 3
Finland v Turkey Finland v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 2 1 0 1 5 5 World Cup 2 2 0 0 3 1 Friendlies 9 3 3 3 12 14
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Best result: group stage 2004 Coach: Marians Pahars Leading scorers: all time – Māris Verpakovskis (29); current – Juris Laizāns (15) Most appearances: all time – Vitālijs Astafjevs (167); current – Juris Laizāns (113) Association formed: 1912 Nickname: None Where they play: Skonto Stadium, Riga Latvia's qualification for UEFA EURO 2004, when they defeated Turkey in a play-off after finishing group runners-up to Sweden, was one of the major upsets of the UEFA European Championship's modern era. A draw with Germany in Portugal added to the team's lustre, but that remains an isolated success. Third in their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying group was no mean feat, but a disappointing fifth-place finish in 2014 World Cup qualification meant that Aleksandrs Starkovs, the architect of that 2004 success, ended his second spell in charge on a disappointing note. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P55 W20 D9 L26 F62 A74 Final tournament: P3 W0 D1 L2 F1 A5 Qualifying: P52 W20 D8 L24 F61 A69 Latvia's breakthrough on the international scene came when Starkovs' side qualified for UEFA EURO 2004, the country's first major tournament. They registered wins in Poland and Sweden en route to a play-off against Turkey, who they defeated 1-0 at home before recovering from 2-0 down to draw the second leg 2-2 in Istanbul. The Baltic nation, who made their EURO debut in the qualifying competition for EURO '96, did not embarrass themselves in Portugal, ultimately eliminating Germany. Starkovs' team were unable to reach those heights in qualification for UEFA EURO 2008, losing eight of their 12 games as they ended well off the pace in fifth in their seven-team section. Indeed, Latvia have finished fourth or fifth every campaign bar UEFA EURO 2004. Last time round it was fourth, but only after a strong conclusion that brought seven points from their last four fixtures. Memorable EURO matches 19/06/04: Latvia 0-0 Germany, 2004 UEFA European Championship group stage A stoic defence inspired Latvia to their most famous draw; Māris Verpakovskis almost won it. 19/11/03: Turkey 2-2 Latvia, UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying play-offs Two down with 26 minutes left, goals from Juris Laizāns and Verpakovskis silenced the home fans. 15/11/03: Latvia 1-0 Turkey, UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying play-offs Verpakovskis' solo goal in freezing conditions made a nation believe in the impossible. Did you know? Current Latvia assistant coach Vitālijs Astafjevs won a European record 167 caps in an 18-year career that spanned from 1992 to 2010. *Last updated on 07/01/14
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Latvia - Coach profile
Marians Pahars Date of birth: 5 August 1976 Nationality: Latvian Playing career: FK Pārdaugava, Skonto Metall FC, Skonto FC (twice), Southampton FC, Anorthosis Famagusta FC, FC Jūrmala Coaching career: Skonto FC, Latvia Under-21s, Latvia • Born in the village of Chornobai in central Ukraine, he moved to Latvia – his parents' homeland – while young and undertook his football education in Riga before making his senior debut at Skonto in 1995. He won the league title in each of his first four seasons, and the double in three of them. • Transferred to English Premier League outfit Southampton in 1999, where the diminutive forward became a firm fans' favourite. Known as the 'Latvian Owen' after England striker Michael Owen, he spent seven successful years with the Saints, despite a succession of injuries. • After a year with Anorthosis, lifting the Cypriot Cup, Pahars returned to Latvia and Skonto, ending his career at Jūrmala in 2009. He accepted a role as assistant to Aleksandrs Starkovs at Skonto the following year. • Skonto claimed the 2010 championship and Pahars replaced Starkovs at the helm the next year. His first term in the hot seat brought the Latvian Cup and a runners-up finish in the First Division, though Pahars soon left as Skonto were suffering off-the-pitch problems. • Pahars was out of football for just two months before taking charge of Latvia's U21 side. His tenure lasted a solitary game as Starkovs' unexpected decision to step down as senior team boss last summer prompted the younger man's immediate promotion on a contract until 2018.
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Latvia - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 55 20 9 26 62 74 Final tournament 3 0 1 2 1 5 Qualifying 52 20 8 24 61 69 UEFA European Championship records: Latvia History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – group stage 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify EURO final tournament win N/A EURO final tournament loss 3-0: Netherlands v Latvia, 23/06/04 Qualifying win 4-0: Latvia v Iceland, 07/10/06 EURO qualifying loss 5-0: Austria v Latvia, 29/03/95 Final tournament appearances 3: Vitālijs Astafjevs 3: Oļegs Blagonadeždins 3: Imants Bleidelis 3: Aleksandrs Isakovs 3: Aleksandrs Koļinko 3: Juris Laizāns 3: Valentīns Lobaņovs 3: Marians Pahars 3: Andrejs Prohorenkovs 3: Andrejs Rubins 3: Igors Stepanovs 3: Māris Verpakovskis 3: Mihails Zemļinskis Final tournament goals 1: Māris Verpakovskis Overall appearances 43: Vitālijs Astafjevs 34: Imants Bleidelis 33: Juris Laizāns 33: Andrejs Rubins 32: Māris Verpakovskis Overall goals 14: Māris Verpakovskis 5: Vīts Rimkus 5: Juris Laizāns 4: Aleksandrs Cauņa 3: Vitālijs Astafjevs 3: Imants Bleidelis 3: Kaspars Gorkšs 3: Marians Pahars 3: Andrejs Štolcers 3: Aleksejs Višņakovs
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UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 2 2 6 10 20 2012 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 3 2 5 9 12 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 5 2 3 18 15 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 12 4 0 8 15 17 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 12 4 3 5 18 21 2004 EURO finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 1 2 1 5 2004 EURO qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament (qualified) 10 6 2 2 13 8 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 8 1 1 6 5 16 2000 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 10 3 4 3 13 12 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 3 1 6 10 14 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 5th in group 10 4 0 6 11 20 1994 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 6th in group 12 0 5 7 4 21 1938 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group 3 2 0 1 10 5
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Latvia - Head to head against teams in other pots
Latvia v Albania Latvia v Andorra Latvia v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 2 0 3 3 EURO ------EURO 2 1 0 1 3 7 World Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1 World Cup ------World Cup 3 0 0 3 3 7 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 2 2 Friendlies 3 3 0 0 9 1 Friendlies 2 0 1 1 2 4
Latvia v Azerbaijan Latvia v Belgium Latvia v Bosnia and Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 7 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 9 Friendlies 3 0 3 0 2 2 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Latvia v Croatia Latvia v Cyprus Latvia v Czech Republic Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 0 2 0 5 EURO ------EURO 1 0 0 1 1 2 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 5 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 2 0 0 2 0 3 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 1 4
Latvia v Denmark Latvia v England Latvia v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO 2 0 0 2 1 5 World Cup 2 0 1 1 0 2 Friendlies ------
Latvia v FYROM Latvia v Georgia Latvia v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 2 2 0 5 3 EURO 1 0 1 0 0 0 World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 0 0 0 0 0 0 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 5 6 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 1 6
Latvia v Gibraltar Latvia v Greece Latvia v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 1 2 1 3 3 EURO 2 1 0 1 4 4 World Cup 4 0 0 4 3 10 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 3 0 0 3 2 7
Latvia v Iceland Latvia v Israel Latvia v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 2 2 0 0 8 2 EURO 2 0 0 2 2 4 World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 Friendlies 2 0 1 1 1 4 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 1 7
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Latvia v Kazakhstan Latvia v Liechtenstein Latvia v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 3 0 1 6 2 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 4 3 1 0 7 2 World Cup 6 3 1 2 13 9 Friendlies 3 2 1 0 5 2 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 0 Friendlies 41 21 9 12 93 59
Latvia v Luxembourg Latvia v Malta Latvia v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 2 0 0 4 0 EURO ------World Cup 4 4 0 0 14 3 World Cup ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 5 3 Friendlies 2 1 1 0 3 0 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 3 3 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 1 2
Latvia v Netherlands Latvia v Northern Ireland Latvia v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 1 0 0 1 0 3 EURO 4 2 0 2 3 3 EURO 2 1 0 1 4 3 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 4 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Latvia v Poland Latvia v Portugal Latvia v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 0 1 1 2 EURO 2 0 0 2 3 6 EURO 2 0 0 2 1 5 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 5 World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 6 Friendlies 11 1 2 8 14 33 Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 3
Latvia v Romania Latvia v Russia Latvia v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 2 2 0 0 4 0 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 3 World Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 Friendlies 5 0 1 4 0 9 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 1 4 Friendlies ------
Latvia v Serbia Latvia v Slovakia Latvia v Slovenia No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 1 3 World Cup 4 0 2 2 5 9 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 1 3 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 1 0
Latvia v Spain Latvia v Sweden Latvia v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 0 2 0 4 EURO 4 1 1 2 2 3 EURO ------World Cup 2 0 1 1 0 5 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 3 World Cup 2 0 1 1 3 4 Friendlies ------Friendlies 11 1 3 7 9 48 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 1
Latvia v Turkey Latvia v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 1 0 3 2 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 2 0 1 1 4 6 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 0 2
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Best result: have never qualified Coach: Chris Coleman Leading scorers: all-time – Ian Rush (28); current – Gareth Bale (11) Most appearances: all-time – Neville Southall (92); current – Chris Gunter, Sam Ricketts (51) Association formed: 1876 Nickname: Dreigiau (Dragons) Where they play: Cardiff City Stadium; Millennium Stadium, Cardiff More than half a century has passed since Wales last participated in a major tournament, the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, in which a John Charles-inspired team reached the quarter-finals. They did reach the last eight of the 1976 UEFA European Championship but lost a two-legged tie to Yugoslavia and missed out on the four-team final tournament. Since then a plethora of top-class footballers, among them Ian Rush and Ryan Giggs, have been unable to represent the Principality on the biggest stage; Gareth Bale will aim to inspire Wales to end the run and qualify for UEFA EURO 2016. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P94 W35 D18 L41 F114 A129 Final tournament: P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0 Qualifying: P94 W35 D18 L41 F114 A129 Yugoslavia were always Wales' bogey team in the UEFA European Championship, denying them a place in the four- team 1976 final tournament and then stopping the Dragons in their tracks in qualifying for the 1984 final tournament. Victory in the final home game would have taken Wales through but Mehmed Baždarević's 81st-minute leveller enabled the visitors to claim the qualifying berth. Not until UEFA EURO 2004 did Wales come as close again. Facing Russia in the play-offs, hopes soared after a 0-0 draw in Moscow only for a 1-0 home defeat to deny them once more. UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying proved to be a more troubled campaign than most, with promising results on the pitch overshadowed by the death of manager Gary Speed in November 2011. Memorable EURO matches 15/11/2003: Russia 0-0 Wales, UEFA EURO 2004 play-off A fine defensive display made it advantage Wales before a home loss proved their undoing. 05/06/1991: Wales 1-0 Germany, EURO '92 qualifying Ian Rush's 66th-minute winner gave Wales a deserved victory over the world champions. 14/12/1983: Wales 1-1 Yugoslavia, 1984 UEFA European Championship qualifying Needing to win to secure qualification, Wales were thwarted by Baždarević's late equaliser. Did you know? Wales became only the third team to play an official international match when they lost 4-0 to Scotland in a friendly in Partick on 25 March 1876. Wales' entirely amateur squad included two lawyers, a timber merchant, a soldier, a stonemason, a miner and defender William Williams, who made chimney tops. *Last updated on 07/01/14
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Wales - Coach profile
Chris Coleman Date of birth: 10 June 1970 Nationality: Welsh Playing career: Manchester City FC, Swansea City AFC, Crystal Palace FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, Fulham FC Coaching career: Fulham FC, Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Coventry City FC, Larissa FC, Wales • A solid defender, Coleman came through the youth ranks at Manchester City but started his career in earnest with home-town team Swansea, where he won Welsh Cups in 1989 and 1991. • Picked up the first of 32 caps for Wales while at Crystal Palace, where he occasionally served as a makeshift striker, before joining then reigning English champions Blackburn in 1995 for an injury-ravaged two-year stay. • A broken leg sustained in a car crash in 2001 when Coleman was playing for Fulham effectively ended his playing days, but he was brought on to the club's coaching staff, taking the top job after a successful stint as caretaker in 2003. • After leaving Fulham in 2007, Coleman headed abroad to manage first Real Sociedad and then Larissa either side of a spell at Coventry. • Hired as Wales manager in January 2012 following the death of former team-mate Gary Speed, Coleman signed a two-year extension in November 2013, committing to lead the principality through UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying.
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Wales - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 94 35 18 41 114 129 Qualifying 94 35 18 41 114 129 Final tournament ------UEFA European Championship records: Wales History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 7-0: Wales v Malta, 25/10/78 Qualifying loss 5-0: Georgia v Wales, 16/11/94 Overall appearances 29: Gary Speed 25: Neville Southall 24: Craig Bellamy 24: Ryan Giggs 23: Ian Rush Overall goals 7: Ian Rush 5: Gareth Bale 5: Craig Bellamy 5: Simon Davies 5: Dean Saunders 5: John Toshack
UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 3 1 6 9 20 2012 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 8 3 0 5 6 10 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 4 0 6 9 12 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 12 4 3 5 18 19 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 2 2 6 10 15 2004 EURO qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament 10 4 2 4 13 11 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 1 6 3 10 12 2000 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 8 3 0 5 7 16 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 8 2 1 5 20 21 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 6th in group 10 2 2 6 9 19
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UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns 1994 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 5 2 3 19 12 1992 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 2nd in group 6 4 1 1 8 6 1990 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 6 0 2 4 4 8 1988 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 2 2 2 7 5 1986 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 6 3 1 2 7 6 1984 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 2nd in group 6 2 3 1 7 6 1982 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 4 2 2 12 7 1980 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 3 0 3 11 8 1978 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 4 1 0 3 3 4 1976 EURO qualifying Quarter-finals 8 5 1 2 15 7 1974 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 4 1 1 2 3 5 1972 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 2 1 3 5 6 1970 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 4 0 0 4 3 10 1968 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 1 2 3 6 12 1966 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 6 3 0 3 11 9 1964 EURO qualifying Preliminary round 2 0 1 1 2 4 1962 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 2 0 1 1 2 3 1958 World Cup finals Quarter-finals 5 1 3 1 4 4 1958 World Cup qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament (qualified) 6 4 0 2 10 5 1954 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 3 0 1 2 5 9 1950 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 3 0 1 2 1 6
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Wales - Head to head against teams in other pots
Wales v Albania Wales v Andorra Wales v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 1 0 3 1 EURO 2 1 0 1 2 2 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 3 Friendlies ------Friendlies 4 1 1 2 4 6
Wales v Azerbaijan Wales v Belgium Wales v Bosnia and Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 2 0 0 6 0 EURO 2 1 1 0 4 2 EURO ------World Cup 4 3 1 0 5 1 World Cup 6 1 1 4 6 10 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 2 1 0 1 6 4 Friendlies 2 0 1 1 2 4
Wales v Croatia Wales v Cyprus Wales v Czech Republic Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 0 1 4 4 EURO 6 0 2 4 3 9 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 4 World Cup 2 2 0 0 3 0 World Cup 8 3 2 3 8 8 Friendlies 2 0 1 1 1 3 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 1 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 0 0
Wales v Denmark Wales v England Wales v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 2 0 2 3 4 EURO 4 0 0 4 1 11 EURO ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 3 World Cup 6 0 1 5 3 13 World Cup 2 2 0 0 9 0 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 1 1 Friendlies 91 14 20 57 86 221 Friendlies ------
Wales v FYROM Wales v Georgia Wales v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 6 EURO 8 1 2 5 5 16 World Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 World Cup ------World Cup 4 0 1 3 1 5 Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 1 2 Friendlies 5 1 3 1 4 5
Wales v Gibraltar Wales v Greece Wales v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 2 1 1 6 5 World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 3 World Cup 2 1 1 0 3 2 Friendlies ------Friendlies 4 2 0 2 6 7
Wales v Iceland Wales v Israel Wales v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 4 1 0 3 2 11 World Cup 4 2 1 1 8 4 World Cup 2 2 0 0 4 0 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 5 Friendlies 2 2 0 0 2 0 Friendlies 2 0 2 0 3 3 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 2 7
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Wales v Kazakhstan Wales v Liechtenstein Wales v Lithuania No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 4 0 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 4 0
Wales v Luxembourg Wales v Malta Wales v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 4 0 0 10 1 EURO 2 2 0 0 9 0 EURO 2 1 0 1 3 3 World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 2 2 0 0 7 1 Friendlies 2 2 0 0 6 2 Friendlies ------
Wales v Netherlands Wales v Northern Ireland Wales v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 1 0 2 0 EURO 2 1 1 0 1 0 World Cup 4 0 0 4 3 13 World Cup 4 1 2 1 6 6 World Cup 2 0 1 1 3 4 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 0 6 Friendlies 88 42 20 26 181 125 Friendlies 7 2 2 3 11 10
Wales v Poland Wales v Portugal Wales v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 2 0 1 1 2 3 World Cup 6 1 1 4 5 9 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 2 0 1 1 0 1 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 4 7 Friendlies 11 5 2 4 11 13
Wales v Romania Wales v Russia Wales v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 1 1 0 2 EURO 2 0 1 1 0 1 EURO 2 2 0 0 5 1 World Cup 2 0 0 2 2 7 World Cup 6 1 1 4 5 11 World Cup 2 2 0 0 11 0 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 5 0 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 0 0 Friendlies ------
Wales v Serbia Wales v Slovakia Wales v Slovenia Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 6 0 3 3 8 12 EURO 6 1 1 4 8 14 EURO ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 9 World Cup 8 3 2 3 8 8 World Cup ------Friendlies 3 0 0 3 4 10 Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 0 0
Wales v Spain Wales v Sweden Wales v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 4 1 0 3 3 8 World Cup 4 1 1 2 5 6 World Cup 1 0 1 0 0 0 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1 Friendlies 5 0 0 5 3 13 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 3 8
Wales v Turkey Wales v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 0 1 1 1 EURO ------World Cup 4 2 1 1 9 6 World Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
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Best result: group stage 1996, 2004 Coach: Luboslav Penev Leading scorers: all-time Dimitar Berbatov, Hristo Bonev – (48); current – Ivelin Popov (10) Most appearances: all-time – Stiliyan Petrov (106); current – Ivelin Popov (47) Association formed: 1923 Nickname: Lavovete (Lions) Where they play: Natsionalen Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia Present at seven FIFA World Cups, including four in a row from 1962 to 1974, and two UEFA European Championships, Bulgaria have a history of success in international competition, although they have not qualified for a major tournament in the past decade. Their most memorable achievement came 20 years ago, when, inspired by the tournament's joint top scorer Hristo Stoichkov, they reached the semi-finals of USA '94, eliminating holders Germany en route. With record marksman Dimitar Berbatov retired from international football, the team made a decent fist of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup only to run out of steam at the end. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P109 W47 D25 L37 F152 A121 Final tournament: P6 W1 D1 L4 F4 A13 Qualifying: P103 W46 D24 L33 F148 A108 Bulgaria have twice reached the group stage of a UEFA European Championship, although in 1968, when the finals consisted of only four nations, they went as far as the last eight. Those two final tournament appearances yielded just one win, 1-0 against Romania at EURO '96. Eight years later, at UEFA EURO 2004, Bulgaria suffered three defeats, including an opening 5-0 reverse in Lisbon against a Henrik-Larsson inspired Sweden. Bulgaria were beaten just once in 12 matches during UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying, but their record was not good enough to achieve a top-two finish in a section won by Romania. The route to UEFA EURO 2012 started with Stanimir Stoilov being dismissed after two successive losses. Lothar Matthäus came in but lasted just a year. Wales' victory in Sofia against a side led by stand-in coach Mihail Madanski provided a suitably glum finale as the Lions finished four points adrift at the foot of the five-team pool. Memorable EURO matches 13/06/96: Bulgaria 1-0 Romania, EURO '96 group stage Stoichkov's third-minute strike in Newcastle gave Bulgaria their only finals win to date. 07/06/95: Bulgaria 3-2 Germany, EURO '96 qualifying Two Stoichkov penalties and Kostadinov's 70th-minute winner completed an unforgettable comeback. 06/04/68: Bulgaria 3-2 Italy, 1968 UEFA European Championship quarter-finals First-leg strikes from Nikola Kotkov, Dinko Dermendzhiev and Petar Zhekov earned victory against the eventual champions. Did you know? Bulgaria won their first six games of the EURO '96 qualifying campaign, a sequence that included a 3-2 home victory against Germany. *Last updated on 07/01/2014
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Bulgaria - Coach profile
Luboslav Penev Date of birth: 31 August 1966 Nationality: Bulgarian Playing career: PFC CSKA Sofia (twice), Valencia CF, Club Atlético de Madrid, SD Compostela, RC Celta de Vigo, PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1936 Coaching career: PFC CSKA Sofia, PFC Litex Lovech, Bulgaria • One of Bulgaria's greatest goalscorers, Penev began his career at CSKA in 1985, making his debut under his uncle Dimitar Penev. Formed a fearsome attacking trident with Hristo Stoichkov and Emil Kostadinov, and in his first spell with the Reds won two league titles, three domestic cups and was named Bulgarian player of the year in 1988. • Moved to Valencia in autumn 1989 and in six years there registered 101 goals in 226 appearances. In summer 1995 he joined Atlético, lifting the double in his only season. • Hung up his boots in 1999 and was elected president of CSKA, a position he held until early 2001 when he resumed playing for the capital team before moving on to Lokomotiv Plovdiv. He retired for good in 2002. • Started coaching with CSKA in March 2009, succeeding his uncle and guiding the Army Men into the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League group stage. Left CSKA in January 2010 and that September took over at Litex, steering them to the championship in 2011. Stood down that October to lead the national side and in November 2013 extended his contract until the end of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying. • Missed Bulgaria's finest hour, their fourth-place finish at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as he was recovering from testicular cancer. In total, scored 13 times in 62 internationals, appearing at EURO '96 and the 1998 World Cup.
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Bulgaria - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 109 47 25 37 152 121 Final tournament 6 1 1 4 4 13 Qualifying 103 46 24 33 148 108 UEFA European Championship records: Bulgaria History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 �� group stage 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – group stage 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – quarter-finals 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not qualify Final tournament win 1-0: Bulgaria v Romania, 13/06/96 Final tournament defeat 5-0: Sweden v Bulgaria, 14/06/04 Qualifying win 5-0: Bulgaria v Malta, 11/06/75 Qualifying defeat 4-0: England v Bulgaria, 03/09/10 Final tournament appearances 4: Daniel Borimirov 3: 15 players Final tournament goals 3: Hristo Stoichkov 1: Martin Petrov Overall appearances 35: Stiliyan Petrov 28: Borislav Mihaylov 27: Martin Petrov 27: Hristo Stoichkov 26: Nasko Sirakov Overall goals 15: Hristo Stoichkov 11: Dimitar Berbatov 9: Emil Kostadinov 8: Martin Petrov 8: Nasko Sirakov
UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 3 4 3 14 9 2012 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 8 1 2 5 3 13
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UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 3 5 2 17 13 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 12 7 4 1 18 7 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 4 3 3 17 17 2004 EURO finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 0 3 1 9 2004 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 8 5 2 1 13 4 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 5 2 3 14 15 2000 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 8 2 2 4 6 8 1998 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 1 2 1 7 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 8 6 0 2 18 9 1996 EURO finals Final tournament - Group stage, 3rd in group 3 1 1 1 3 4 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 2nd in group (qualified) 10 7 1 2 24 10 1994 World Cup finals 4th Place 7 3 1 3 10 11 1994 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group (qualified) 10 6 2 2 19 10 1992 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 8 3 3 2 15 8 1990 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 6 1 1 4 6 8 1988 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 2nd in group 8 4 2 2 12 6 1986 World Cup finals Round of 16 4 0 2 2 2 6 1986 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group (qualified) 8 5 1 2 13 5 1984 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 2 1 3 7 8 1982 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 8 4 1 3 11 10 1980 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 8 2 1 5 6 14 1978 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 4 1 2 1 5 6 1976 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 3rd in group 6 2 2 2 12 7 1974 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 3rd in group 3 0 2 1 2 5 1974 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 6 4 2 0 13 3 1972 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 2nd in group 6 3 1 2 11 7 1970 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 3rd in group 3 0 1 2 5 9 1970 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 6 4 1 1 12 7 1968 EURO qualifying Quarter-finals 8 5 2 1 13 6 1966 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 0 3 1 8 1966 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 5 4 0 1 11 7 1964 EURO qualifying Round of 16 5 3 0 2 7 7 1962 World Cup finals Final tournament - Group stage, 4th in group 3 0 1 2 1 7 1962 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 1st in group (qualified) 5 4 0 1 7 4 1960 EURO qualifying Round of 16 2 0 1 1 1 3 1958 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 4 2 0 2 11 7 1954 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 4 0 1 3 3 7 1938 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 2nd in group 2 0 1 1 1 7 1934 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 3 0 0 3 3 14
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Bulgaria - Head to head against teams in other pots
Bulgaria v Albania Bulgaria v Andorra Bulgaria v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 1 3 0 5 2 EURO 2 2 0 0 5 1 EURO ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 4 1 World Cup ------World Cup 5 1 1 3 6 12 Friendlies 5 2 1 2 6 5 Friendlies ------Friendlies 3 0 1 2 1 9
Bulgaria v Bosnia and Bulgaria v Azerbaijan Bulgaria v Belgium Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 2 2 0 7 3 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 3 2 0 1 5 6 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 0 0 Friendlies 7 2 0 5 8 14 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 1
Bulgaria v Croatia Bulgaria v Cyprus Bulgaria v Czech Republic Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 0 1 2 1 EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 2 0 1 1 3 5 World Cup 6 5 0 1 16 6 World Cup 8 0 3 5 2 17 Friendlies 2 0 1 1 0 6 Friendlies 7 7 0 0 15 2 Friendlies 11 7 1 3 15 8
Bulgaria v Denmark Bulgaria v England Bulgaria v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 3 1 1 1 5 4 EURO 6 0 2 4 1 13 World Cup 6 0 4 2 4 8 World Cup 1 0 1 0 0 0 Friendlies 6 3 3 0 11 5 Friendlies 3 0 1 2 1 3
Bulgaria v FYROM Bulgaria v Georgia Bulgaria v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 0 1 3 2 EURO 4 1 1 2 5 7 World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 1 0 6 2 World Cup 4 1 0 3 5 13 Friendlies 6 3 1 2 5 3 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 6 2 Friendlies 13 1 1 11 14 36
Bulgaria v Gibraltar Bulgaria v Greece Bulgaria v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 1 1 4 5 EURO 2 1 0 1 3 2 World Cup 3 2 0 1 8 1 World Cup 8 1 1 6 9 24 Friendlies 19 10 5 4 31 25 Friendlies 9 1 4 4 7 24
Bulgaria v Iceland Bulgaria v Israel Bulgaria v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 3 1 0 2 4 6 World Cup 4 3 1 0 9 5 World Cup 6 4 1 1 12 5 World Cup 6 0 3 3 4 8 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 3 2 Friendlies ------Friendlies 8 1 3 4 6 16
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Bulgaria v Kazakhstan Bulgaria v Liechtenstein Bulgaria v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 1 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 3 0
Bulgaria v Luxembourg Bulgaria v Malta Bulgaria v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 6 6 0 0 16 1 EURO 2 2 0 0 7 0 EURO 2 2 0 0 7 1 World Cup 6 6 0 0 18 4 World Cup 6 5 1 0 18 3 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 3 2 1 0 11 1 Friendlies ------
Bulgaria v Netherlands Bulgaria v Northern Ireland Bulgaria v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 1 1 1 3 EURO 2 0 0 2 0 4 EURO 6 3 3 0 13 7 World Cup 3 1 1 1 4 5 World Cup 4 3 1 0 8 3 World Cup 2 2 0 0 9 1 Friendlies 5 3 0 2 9 9 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 1 0 Friendlies 4 1 1 2 3 4
Bulgaria v Poland Bulgaria v Portugal Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 0 2 0 5 EURO 5 3 1 1 6 4 EURO 4 2 0 2 3 6 World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 4 World Cup 3 1 1 1 4 6 World Cup 4 1 3 0 4 3 Friendlies 19 3 8 8 23 34 Friendlies 4 1 1 2 7 6 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1
Bulgaria v Romania Bulgaria v Russia Bulgaria v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 5 3 2 0 8 3 EURO ------EURO 2 2 0 0 7 0 World Cup 4 0 0 4 3 9 World Cup 2 1 0 1 3 4 World Cup ------Friendlies 24 6 4 14 38 58 Friendlies 15 1 6 8 12 26 Friendlies ------
Bulgaria v Serbia Bulgaria v Slovakia Bulgaria v Slovenia Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 0 1 3 3 7 EURO ------EURO 2 2 0 0 5 0 World Cup 2 1 1 0 2 1 World Cup 4 0 2 2 2 9 World Cup ------Friendlies 23 6 3 14 35 54 Friendlies 17 9 2 6 19 15 Friendlies ------
Bulgaria v Spain Bulgaria v Sweden Bulgaria v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 1 0 1 0 1 1 EURO 5 2 0 3 5 7 EURO 4 0 1 3 3 8 World Cup 1 0 0 1 1 6 World Cup 6 0 2 4 1 13 World Cup ------Friendlies 3 0 0 3 0 16 Friendlies 3 0 0 3 2 6 Friendlies 6 2 3 1 9 7
Bulgaria v Turkey Bulgaria v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 20 8 6 6 38 30 Friendlies 5 0 2 3 2 7
42 UEFA EURO 2016 - Qualifying draw Monday 24 February 2014 - 12.00CET (12.00 local time) Press kit Palais des Congrès Acropolis, Nice Estonia Estonia - Team profile
Best result: have never qualified Coach: Magnus Pehrsson Leading scorers: all-time – Andres Oper (38); current – Konstantin Vassiljev (17) Most appearances: all-time – Martin Reim (157); current – Raio Piiroja (113) Association formed: 1921 Nickname: None Where they play: Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn After regaining independence, Estonia found life at the top level of international football tough going. Their first qualifying campaign for a major tournament resulted in ten straight defeats, conceding 31 goals along the way, for EURO '96. Though results improved slightly Estonia continued to struggle, finishing second bottom in their section in qualifying for the next three UEFA European Championships. While creditable results had been achieved in FIFA World Cup qualifying it was UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying that provided the brightest moment to date as Tarmo Rüütli's side reached the play-offs before losing to the Republic of Ireland, although they then finished second bottom in their 2014 World Cup group. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P52 W12 D7 L33 F43 A94 Final tournament: P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0 Qualifying: P52 W12 D7 L33 F43 A94 After that point-less start to EURO qualifying in 1996, Estonia performed more creditably in the UEFA EURO 2000 preliminaries, collecting 11 points from ten matches – although they still finished second bottom in their section. That was also their fate in qualifying for the 2004 (eight points) and 2008 (seven) competitions, the latter campaign undermined by an opening run of seven straight defeats. It was a very different story for UEFA EURO 2012 which began with a late victory against the Faroe Islands and, more notably, a 3-1 triumph in Serbia. Momentum was lost with defeats in Italy and the Faroe Islands, but three straight wins, in Slovenia, then home and away against Northern Ireland, secured a play-off spot. There Ireland proved too strong, their 4-0 first-leg success proving unassailable as Estonia went down 5-1 on aggregate. Memorable EURO matches 07/10/2011: Northern Ireland 1-2 Estonia, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Konstantin Vassiljev came off the bench to score twice late on and seal runners-up spot. 08/10/2010: Serbia 1-3 Estonia, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Tarmo Kink, Vassiljev and an own goal helped the visitors to a famous comeback victory. 04/06/1998: Estonia 5-0 Faroe Islands, UEFA EURO 2000 qualifying Record goalscorer Andres Oper was on target as Estonia claimed their first win in EURO qualifying. Did you know? In their UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying group Estonia scored 15 goals and conceded 14, giving them a positive goal difference for the first time. *Last updated on 07/01/2014
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Estonia - Coach profile
Magnus Pehrsson Date of birth: 25 May 1976 Nationality: Swedish Playing career: IF Brommapojkarna, Djurgårdens IF (twice), Bradford City AFC (loan), IFK Göteborg Coaching career: Åtvidabergs FF, IK Sirius, GAIS Göteborg, Aalborg BK, Djurgårdens IF, Estonia • A midfielder who made his name with Djurgården, Pehrsson lifted the Swedish title with the Stockholm club in 2002 yet was forced to end his career in 2003 after suffering serious injury. • Despite his young age Pehrsson learned the coaching ropes at Åtvidaberg before a move to Sirius in 2006; tasted life in Sweden's top tier when he joined GAIS in 2008. • After a season in the Allsvenskan he went to Denmark with AaB in January 2009, guiding the side to a seventh- placed finish in his first term. The club came two places higher the following campaign, yet Pehrsson departed the helm in October 2010. • Returned to Sweden to take charge of former team Djurgården in May 2011, helping them avoid relegation in his first season before steering them to a ninth-placed finish in the 2012 campaign. • Resigning as Djurgården boss in April 2013, Pehrsson was appointed Estonia's national team coach in December that year.
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Estonia - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 52 12 7 33 43 94 Qualifying 52 12 7 33 43 94 Final tournament ------UEFA European Championship records: Estonia History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 5-0: Estonia v Faroe Islands, 04/06/98 Qualifying defeat 7-1: Croatia v Estonia, 03/09/95 Overall appearances 35: Mart Poom 27: Raio Piiroja 27: Martin Reim 25: Marko Kristal 24: Enar Jääger 24: Ragnar Klavan 24: Dmitri Kruglov 24: Andres Oper Overall goals 6: Konstantin Vassiljev 5: Martin Reim 4: Andres Oper 4: Raio Piiroja
UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 2 1 7 6 20 2012 EURO qualifying Play-off for Final Tournament 12 5 2 5 16 19 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 2 2 6 9 24 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 6th in group 12 2 1 9 5 21 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 12 5 2 5 16 17 2004 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 8 2 2 4 4 6 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 2 2 6 10 26 2000 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 5th in group 10 3 2 5 15 17 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 1 1 8 4 16 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 6th in group 10 0 0 10 3 31 1994 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 6th in group 10 0 1 9 1 27 1938 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 3 1 0 2 4 11 1934 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 1 0 0 1 2 6
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Estonia - Head to head against teams in other pots
Estonia v Albania Estonia v Andorra Estonia v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 4 4 0 0 8 1 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 4 4 0 0 6 1 World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 5 Friendlies 3 0 2 1 1 3 Friendlies 3 3 0 0 12 3 Friendlies ------
Estonia v Bosnia and Estonia v Azerbaijan Estonia v Belgium Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 3 EURO 2 0 1 1 2 5 World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 3 World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 9 Friendlies 8 3 4 1 8 5 Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 1 0 0 1 0
Estonia v Croatia Estonia v Cyprus Estonia v Czech Republic Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 6 0 1 5 1 13 EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 1 6 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 2 0 4 4 World Cup ------Friendlies 2 0 1 1 1 3 Friendlies 4 1 0 3 3 7 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 2
Estonia v Denmark Estonia v England Estonia v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 6 EURO 4 3 0 1 9 3 World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 2 2 Friendlies ------Friendlies 3 1 1 1 6 7
Estonia v FYROM Estonia v Georgia Estonia v Germany Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 0 1 1 1 2 EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup 1 0 0 1 1 4 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 2 6 Friendlies 4 1 1 2 4 6 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 0 7
Estonia v Gibraltar Estonia v Greece Estonia v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 6 Friendlies 2 0 1 1 4 6 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 1 5
Estonia v Iceland Estonia v Israel Estonia v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 5 EURO 4 0 0 4 2 11 World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 5 Friendlies 3 1 0 2 2 7 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 7 Friendlies ------
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Estonia v Kazakhstan Estonia v Liechtenstein Estonia v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 4 1 0 3 3 9 World Cup ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 4 1 World Cup ------Friendlies 3 0 2 1 1 3 Friendlies 3 2 1 0 6 1 Friendlies 41 17 8 16 71 61
Estonia v Luxembourg Estonia v Malta Estonia v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 6 0 World Cup 2 0 1 1 0 1 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 4 6 Friendlies 5 3 1 1 3 1
Estonia v Netherlands Estonia v Northern Ireland Estonia v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 2 0 0 6 2 EURO ------World Cup 4 0 1 3 4 14 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 2 0 0 2 0 2 Friendlies 5 0 1 4 4 16
Estonia v Poland Estonia v Portugal Estonia v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 2 0 1 1 1 5 World Cup ------World Cup 6 0 0 6 1 18 World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 4 Friendlies 9 1 1 7 4 18 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 0 0 Friendlies ------
Estonia v Romania Estonia v Russia Estonia v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 4 EURO ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 4 World Cup 2 0 1 1 1 5 World Cup ------Friendlies 2 1 0 1 2 3 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 1 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 1 0
Estonia v Serbia Estonia v Slovakia Estonia v Slovenia Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 2 1 1 0 4 2 EURO ------EURO 4 1 0 3 3 8 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 3 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 3 0 1 2 1 4
Estonia v Spain Estonia v Sweden Estonia v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 6 World Cup 4 0 0 4 6 17 World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 10 Friendlies ------Friendlies 10 0 1 9 9 33 Friendlies ------
Estonia v Turkey Estonia v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 4 World Cup 4 0 1 3 2 9 World Cup ------Friendlies 4 0 2 2 2 8 Friendlies 2 0 0 2 0 6
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Best result: have never qualified Coach: Georgi Kondratiev Leading scorer: all-time – Maksim Romaschenko (20); current – Sergei Kornilenko (14) Most appearances: all-time – Aleksandr Kulchiy (102); current – Aleksandr Hleb (64) Association formed: 1989 Nickname: Red-and-Greens Where they play: Various, including Dinamo Stadion, Minsk; Tsentralny Stadium, Gomel Since first competing as an independent nation in EURO '96 qualifying, Belarus have never made it through to the play-offs, let alone a final tournament, their best effort coming when they finished third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup preliminaries having challenged for a finals place right up until their concluding game. Fourth is their highest ranking in a UEFA European Championship qualifying group, though they might have done better in the most recent campaign when they were unable to build on a momentous opening 1-0 win in France. They finished last in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying section. EURO pedigree Matches played Overall: P48 W11 D10 L27 F41 A73 Final tournament: P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0 Qualifying: P48 W11 D10 L27 F41 A73 Belarus lost 1-0 to Norway on their UEFA European Championship qualifying debut in September 1994. They would finish the campaign fourth in the group, ahead of Malta and Luxembourg, but laid down a marker with a famous 1-0 win against a star-studded Netherlands side in Minsk. Two draws with Italy were rare highlights in a disappointing UEFA EURO 2000 qualifying campaign, and while Belarus have yet to reach a major tournament, they have continued to upset Europe's heavyweights. The Dutch came unstuck in the Belarusian capital once again in November 2007, and there was a 1-0 win away to France three years later as Bernd Stange's team enjoyed a terrific start to UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying. That win in Paris was the start of a four- game run in which Stange's charges conceded no goals and garnered eight points, though their campaign ultimately fizzled out. Memorable EURO matches 03/09/2010: France 0-1 Belarus, UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Sergei Kislyak's late effort capped a sensational display at the Stade de France. 31/03/1999: Italy 1-1 Belarus, UEFA EURO 2000 qualifying The visitors held on valiantly after Filippo Inzaghi cancelled out Valentin Belkevich's goal. 07/06/1995: Belarus 1-0 Netherlands, EURO '96 qualifying Serguei Gerasimets' goal earned victory against a team loaded with UEFA Champions League winners. Did you know? In 2013, Belarus played 13 matches – their highest ever total in a calendar year (W4 D4 L5). *Last updated on 07/01/14
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Belarus - Coach profile
Georgi Kondratiev Date of birth: 7 January 1960 Nationality: Belarusian Playing career: FC Dvina Vitebsk, FC Dinamo Minsk, FC Dinamo Brest, FC Chernomorets Odesa, FC Lokomotiv Moskva, SKN St Pölten, FC Molodechno, FC Temp Shepetivka, KaIK Kaskinen, FC Slavia Mozyr Coaching career: FC Slavia Mozyr (assistant), FC Dinamo Minsk (assistant, caretaker coach), FC Lokomotiv Vitebsk, FC Smorgon, Belarus Under-21s (assistant, head coach), Belarus • A renowned striker in the USSR during the 1980s, Kondratiev's best years came at Dinamo Minsk as they won the Soviet title in 1982 and finished third a year later. He scored four goals in 14 games for the Soviet Union in that period. • Played various sports in his youth and participated in regional athletics competitions before focusing on football at 15. Quickly graduated from the academy to the first team at Soviet third-tier club Dvina Vitebsk. • Moved to Dinamo Minsk and went on to make 284 top-flight appearances, scoring 92 goals and earning a reputation for being committed, good in the air and having an eye for goal. • Started his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant at Slavia Mozyr and Dinamo Minsk. His best achievement at club level came in 2008 when he guided Smorgon to an eighth-place finish in Belarus. • Steered Belarus to the semi-finals of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, before replacing Bernd Stange at the senior helm after UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying.
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Belarus - Team facts EURO record Pld W D L GF GA Overall 48 11 10 27 41 73 Qualifying 48 11 10 27 41 73 Final tournament ------UEFA European Championship records: Belarus History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify Qualifying win 2-4: Albania v Belarus, 17/11/07 4-2: Belarus v Slovenia, 11/10/06 2-0: four times, most recently Belarus v Luxembourg, 07/06/11 Qualifying loss 5-0: Austria v Belarus, 11/06/2003 Overall appearances 28: Aleksandr Kulchiy 27: Sergei Gurenko 24: Maksim Romashchenko 23: Sergei Omelyanchuk 21: Sergei Aleinikov Overall goals 5: Serguei Gerasimets 5: Sergei Kornilenko 4: Vitali Kutuzov 4: Maksim Romashchenko 3: Sergei Aleinikov
UEFA EURO and FIFA World Cup campaigns Season Competition Result Pld W D L GF GA 2014 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 8 1 1 6 7 16 2012 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 3 4 3 8 7 2010 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 10 4 1 5 19 14 2008 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 4th in group 12 4 1 7 17 23 2006 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 10 2 4 4 12 14 2004 EURO qualifying Qualifying round, 5th in group 8 1 0 7 4 20 2002 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 3rd in group 10 4 3 3 12 11 2000 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 5th in group 8 0 3 5 4 10 1998 World Cup qualifying Qualifying round, 6th in group 10 1 1 8 5 21 1996 EURO qualifying Preliminary round, 4th in group 10 3 2 5 8 13
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Belarus - Head to head against teams in other pots
Belarus v Albania Belarus v Andorra Belarus v Austria Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 4 2 1 1 8 5 EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 7 World Cup ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 8 2 World Cup 2 0 0 2 0 5 Friendlies 1 0 1 0 0 0 Friendlies 2 1 0 1 3 2 Friendlies ------
Belarus v Bosnia and Belarus v Azerbaijan Belarus v Belgium Herzegovina Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 3 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 2 0 1 1 2 3 Friendlies ------
Belarus v Croatia Belarus v Cyprus Belarus v Czech Republic Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 4 0 0 4 3 11 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 4 World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 2 1 0 1 3 2 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 1 4
Belarus v Denmark Belarus v England Belarus v Faroe Islands Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 2 0 1 1 0 1 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 6 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Belarus v FYROM Belarus v Georgia Belarus v Germany No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 2 1 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 2 2
Belarus v Gibraltar Belarus v Greece Belarus v Hungary No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 1 Friendlies 2 1 1 0 6 3
Belarus v Iceland Belarus v Israel Belarus v Italy Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 2 0 2 0 1 1 World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 0 2 4 8 Friendlies 1 1 0 0 2 0 Friendlies 5 2 0 3 8 9 Friendlies ------
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Belarus v Kazakhstan Belarus v Liechtenstein Belarus v Lithuania Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup 2 2 0 0 9 1 World Cup ------Friendlies 1 0 1 0 1 1 Friendlies 8 4 3 1 15 5
Belarus v Luxembourg Belarus v Malta Belarus v Moldova Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 6 3 2 1 6 2 EURO 2 1 1 0 3 1 EURO 2 1 0 1 3 3 World Cup ------World Cup ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 1 0 0 1 0 Friendlies 2 0 2 0 2 2
Belarus v Netherlands Belarus v Northern Ireland Belarus v Norway Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO 6 2 0 4 3 10 EURO 2 0 0 2 0 5 World Cup ------World Cup 4 1 2 1 4 4 Friendlies ------Friendlies ------
Belarus v Poland Belarus v Portugal Belarus v Republic of Ireland Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings No previous meetings EURO ------World Cup 2 1 0 1 5 4 Friendlies 4 1 2 1 5 5
Belarus v Romania Belarus v Russia Belarus v San Marino Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA No previous meetings EURO 4 0 2 2 4 8 EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 3 0 2 1 2 4
Belarus v Serbia Belarus v Slovakia Belarus v Slovenia No previous meetings Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO 2 1 0 1 4 3 World Cup ------World Cup 2 0 2 0 2 2 Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 4 Friendlies ------
Belarus v Spain Belarus v Sweden Belarus v Switzerland Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------EURO 2 0 0 2 0 3 World Cup 2 0 0 2 1 6 World Cup 2 0 0 2 2 7 World Cup ------Friendlies ------Friendlies 1 0 0 1 0 1 Friendlies ------
Belarus v Turkey Belarus v Ukraine Competition Pld W D L GF GA Competition Pld W D L GF GA EURO ------EURO ------World Cup ------World Cup 4 0 2 2 0 3 Friendlies 4 1 1 2 7 8 Friendlies 3 1 1 1 4 4
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:: Team facts EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying). From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals. FIFA World Cup qualification: the team facts section displays all the competing countries' EURO and World Cup campaign history. Please note, though, that Israel (1950 to 1994) and Kazakhstan (1998 to 2002) have participated in World Cup qualification as non-UEFA members. FIFA Confederations Cup/Olympic Games: FIFA Confederations Cup games are included as friendlies while matches played in Olympic Games football tournaments are not recorded in this press kit. Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw. Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.
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