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    Glen Kamara's late strike seals Finland's victory after the UEFA Nations League group stage football match Finland v Grece in Tampere, Finland

    Finland’s national soccer team has existed for over a century and gone about its business quietly for much of that time - never spectacularly successful, but also seldom disastrously poor.

    However, in 2020, they achieved the improbable by qualifying for their first ever European Championships. To some extent, it is surprising that it took them so long to reach a major tournament - Finland have never participated in the finals of the FIFA World Cup either.

    Perhaps less surprisingly, Finland failed to qualify from Group B, but only because they were not one of the four best third-placed teams. They finished third, having defeated Denmark 1-0 in their opening game, but then falling 1-0 to Russia and 2-0 to Belgium.

    The early years of the Finnish national soccer team

    The Finnish national team in the post-war years

    The late 20th century for Finnish soccer

    The Finnish national team in the present day

    Legends of the Finnish national soccer team

    The Finnish national team's main rivals

    The fanbase of the Finnish national team

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