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| Match Summary and Report | Team Records | England Pre-Match | Finland Pre-Match |
Many thanks to Christian Savill and his excellent English-language Finland National Football Team website for information on the Finland team.
| Finland Squad for the Match against England March 2001 | ||||||
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G |
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Forssell, Mikael Kaj |
15-Mar-1981 | 20 | F | Crystal Palace FC, England on loan from Chelsea FC, England |
9 |
1 |
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Grönlund, Tommi |
09-Dec-1969 | 31 | M | Trelleborgs FF, Sweden |
32 |
2 |
| Helin, Petri | 13-Dec-1969 | 31 | D/M | Luton Town FC, England | 19 | 3 |
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Hyypiä, Sami |
07-Oct-1973 | 27 | D | Liverpool FC, England |
37 |
1 |
| Johansson, Jonatan Lillebror | 16-Aug-1975 | 25 | M/F | Charlton Athletic FC, England | 31 | 9 |
| Kolkka, Joonas | 28-Sep-1974 | 26 | M | PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands | 31 | 6 |
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Kuivasto, Toni |
31-Dec-1975 | 25 | D | Viking FK, Norway |
20 |
0 |
| Kuqi, Shefki | 10-Nov-1976 | 24 | F | Stockport County FC, England | 15 | 2 |
| Litmanen, Jari Olavi | 20-Feb-1971 | 30 | M/F | Liverpool FC, England | 68 | 17 |
| Moilanen, Teuvo Johannes "Tepi" | 12-Dec-1973 | 27 | G | Preston North End FC, England |
3 |
0 |
| Player | Birthdate | Age | Pos | Club | App | G |
| Niemi, Antti | 31-May-1972 | 28 | G | Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland | 41 | 0 |
| Nurmela, Mika | 26-Dec-1971 | 29 | M | SC Heerenveen, Netherlands | 21 | 0 |
| Nylund, Ville | 14-Feb-1972 | 29 | D | HJK Helsinki | 11 | 0 |
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Ville Nylund is a late call-up as a replacement for Janne Saarinen. |
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Pasanen, Petri |
24-Sep-1980 | 20 | D | AFC Ajax, Netherlands |
2 |
0 |
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Riihilahti, Aki |
09-Sep-1976 | 24 | M | Crystal Palace FC, England |
27 |
4 |
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Saarinen, Janne |
28-Feb-1977 | 24 | D/M | Rosenborg BK, Norway |
6 |
0 |
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Janne Saarinen withdrew from the squad on 20 March, due to injury. |
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Tihinen, Hannu |
01-Jul-1976 | 24 | D | Viking FK, Norway |
16 |
1 |
| Wiss, Jarkko | 17-Apr-1972 | 28 | M | Stockport County FC, England | 33 | 2 |
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Ylönen, Harri |
21-Dec-1971 | 29 | D/M | SK Brann, Norway |
41 |
1 |
Notes
Thursday, 15 March 2001 - Finland coach Antti Muurinen named an 18-man squad to face England in the World Cup 2002 preliminary match at Anfield Road in Liverpool on Saturday, 24 March.
The superb Finnish forward Jari Litmanen has returned to fitness for Liverpool FC after missing almost a month with a calf strain, but several players who otherwise probably would have been named to the squad were unavailable for selection because of injury: Jussi Jääskeläinen, goalkeeper, Bolton Wanderers FC, England [7/0]; Juha Reini, defender/midfielder, KRC Genk, Belgium [14/0]; Janne Salli, defender/midfielder, Barnsley FC, England [8/1]; Teemu Tainio, midfielder/forward, AJ Auxerre, France [7/0]; and Simo Valakari, midfielder, Derby County FC, England [20/0]. Also omitted from the squad was Aston Villa goalkeeper Peter Enckelman, who started Finland's last match, the 1-0 friendly win against Luxembour on 28 February.
Tuesday, 20 March 2001 - Janne Saarinen, the Rosenborg defender who turned in a fine performance down the left flank against England last October, has withdrawn from Finland's squad due to injury. Coach Antti Muurinen has summoned HJK Helsinki's Ville Nylund as cover.
| England/Finland FIFA Rankings Table | ||||||||||||
| Year | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
| 1992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 05/44 |
| 1993 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11/47 | 05/50 | 10/45 | 08/44 | 11/45 |
| 1994 | - | 12/41 | 12/38 | 16/39 | 15/38 | 15/46 | 18/45 | - | 18/47 | 17/48 | 16/41 | 18/38 |
| 1995 | - | 20/46 | - | 20/40 | 21/38 | 22/38 | 22/37 | 22/37 | 18/47 | 22/38 | 20/41 | 21/44 |
| 1996 | 24/50 | 27/56 | - | 23/54 | 24/59 | - | 13/73 | 13/68 | 12/71 | 12/76 | 12/76 | 12/79 |
| 1997 | - | 12/78 | - | 14/69 | 13/72 | 07/68 | 08/68 | 07/65 | 07/61 | 07/59 | 06/61 | 04/60 |
| 1998 | - | 05/62 | 05/64 | 05/62 | 05/61 | - | 10/62 | 10/63 | 11/55 | 10/53 | 11/52 | 09/55 |
| 1999 | 11/53 | 11/52 | 11/53 | 10/57 | 11/56 | 13/58 | 14/59 | 14/59 | 12/58 | 12/52 | 11/54 | 12/56 |
| 2000 | 12/56 | 11/55 | 11/54 | 13/49 | 12/49 | 12/47 | 15/51 | 13/54 | 14/47 | 15/55 | 16/55 | 17/59 |
| 2001 | 17/60 | 17/60 | 16/57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Finland Results | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Opposition | Venue | Type | F | A | Result | H.T. |
| - | 18-Aug-1999 | Belgium | Stade Jan Breydel, Bruxelles | F | 4 | 3 | AW | [2-1] |
| - | 04-Sep-1999 | Germany | Olympiastadion, Helsinki | ECP | 1 | 2 | HL | [0-2] |
| - | 09-Oct-1999 | Northern Ireland | Olympiastadion, Helsinki | ECP | 4 | 1 | HW | [1-0] |
| - | 31-Jan-2000 | Faroe Islands | La Manga, Spain | T | 1 | 0 | NW | [0-0] |
| - | 02-Feb-2000 | Iceland | La Manga, Spain | T | 0 | 1 | NL | [0-1] |
| Finland won the Nordic Championship 2000-01, in which they also played two matches regarded as unofficial internationals, a 2-1 win over Denmark, represented by a League XI, in La Manga, Spain on 4 February 2000 and a 1-0 win against Sweden, played indoors in Jönköping on 1 February 2001. | ||||||||
| - | 20-Feb-2000 | Thailand | Bangkok | T | 0 | 0 | AD | [0-0] |
| - | 23-Feb-2000 | Estonia | Bangkok, Thailand | T | 4 | 2 | NW | [2-0] |
| - | 27-Feb-2000 | Thailand | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | T | 1 | 5 | AL | [0-3] |
| Finland finished runners-up to Thailand in the King's Cup 2000, in which they also played an unofficial international match, the 3-0 win against Brazil, represented by a youth side, in Bangkok on 25 February 2000. | ||||||||
| - | 29-Mar-2000 | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | F | 2 | 1 | AW | [2-0] |
| - | 26-Apr-2000 | Poland | Stadion Lecha, Poznań | F | 0 | 0 | AD | [0-0] |
| - | 03-Jun-2000 | Latvia | Daugava Stadium, Riga | F | 0 | 1 | AL | [0-0] |
| - | 16-Aug-2000 | Norway | Finnair Stadium, Helsinki | T* | 3 | 1 | HW | [1-0] |
| - | 02-Sep-2000 | Albania | Finnair Stadium, Helsinki | WCP | 2 | 1 | HW | [1-0] |
| - | 07-Oct-2000 | Greece | Olympiako Stadio 'Spyros Louis', Athína | WCP | 0 | 1 | AL | [0-0] |
| - | 11-Oct-2000 | England | Olympiastadion, Helsinki | WCP | 0 | 0 | HD | [0-0] |
| - | 15-Nov-2000 | Republic of Ireland | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | F | 0 | 3 | AL | [0-1] |
| - | 15-Feb-2001 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | F | 3 | 4 | AL | [2-2] |
| - | 18-Feb-2001 | Oman | Muscat | F | 2 | 1 | AW | [0-1] |
| - | 20-Feb-2001 | Oman | Muscat | F | 2 | 0 | AW | [1-0] |
| - | 28-Feb-2001 | Luxembourg | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City | F | 1 | 0 | AW | [0-0] |
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