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England 2-1 Finland - March 24, 2001 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2002
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2002 - Group 9
ENG
0
26
26' - Goal
Aki Riihilahti
26' - Goal
Aki Riihilahti
44' - Goal
Michael Owen44
HT
ENG
50' - Goal
David Beckham5062
62' - Substitution
Joonas Kolkkais substituted by Shefki Kuqi
62' - Substitution
Mika Nurmelais substituted by Mikael Forssell
62' - Substitution
Joonas Kolkkais substituted by Shefki Kuqi 62' - Substitution
Mika Nurmelais substituted by Mikael Forssell
72' - Substitution
Steve McManamanis substituted by Emile Heskey72
83' - Substitution
Andy Coleis substituted by Robbie Fowler8387 87' - Substitution
Harri Ylönenis substituted by Petri Helin
87' - Substitution
Harri Ylönenis substituted by Petri Helin
90' - Substitution
Michael Owenis substituted by Nicky Butt90
FT
FIN
FIN
Team line-ups
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
David Seaman | 37 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sol Campbell | 26 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rio Ferdinand | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Powell | 31 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Neville | 26 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve McManaman | 72 | 29 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Steven Gerrard | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Scholes | 26 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Beckham | 50 | 25 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andy Cole | 83 | 29 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Michael Owen | 4490 | 21 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
26.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Finland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Antti Niemi | 28 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Harri Ylönen | 87 | 29 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Sami Hyypiä | 27 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Hannu Tihinen | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Petri Pasanen | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Aki Riihilahti | 26 | 24 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Joonas Kolkka | 62 | 26 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mika Nurmela | 62 | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jarkko Wiss | 28 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Jari Litmanen | 30 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jonatan Johansson | 25 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
27
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Nicky Butt | 90 | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robbie Fowler | 83 | 25 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emile Heskey | 72 | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Petri Helin | 87 | 31 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mikael Forssell | 62 | 20 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Shefki Kuqi | 62 | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David Seaman
IN
David James
OUT
Gary Neville
IN
Phil Neville
OUT
Steve McManaman
IN
Nicky Butt
OUT
Steven Gerrard
IN
Nick Barmby
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Antti Niemi
IN
Peter Enckelman
OUT
Aki Riihilahti
IN
Tommi Grönlund
OUT
Harri Ylönen
IN
Petri Helin
OUT
Joonas Kolkka
IN
Mikael Forssell
OUT
Jari Litmanen
IN
Janne Saarinen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
53
2
Success rate in this team:
100 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
61 %
Eriksson vs Finland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 24, 2001
Eriksson vs Muurinen
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on March 24, 2001
Manager
Age
Match num
47
20
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Muurinen vs England
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 24, 2001
Muurinen vs Eriksson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on March 24, 2001
Referee
Valentin Ivanov
3 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England3 matches | General total | Finland2 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
England1 match | Season total | Finland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on September 03, 2005 | Latest figure on March 29, 2003 | |||||||
Videos
October 13, 2011
Key figures
It's the first time Aki Riihilahti scores 1 goal vs Finland in his professional career
It's the first time David Beckham scores 1 goal in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone
End of streak for England after 3 consecutive matches without a win in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 11/10/1997). It's an equilized record streak. The last time the club reached this figure, it was on the 02/06/1993
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LEngland 0-1 Scotland17/11/1999 | DEngland 0-0 Argentina23/02/2000 | DEngland 1-1 Brazil27/05/2000 | VEngland 2-0 Ukraine31/05/2000 | LEngland 0-1 Germany07/10/2000 | VEngland 3-0 Spain28/02/2001 |
| Overall | LEngland 2-3 Romania20/06/2000 | DFrance 1-1 England02/09/2000 | LEngland 0-1 Germany07/10/2000 | DFinland 0-0 England11/10/2000 | LItaly 1-0 England15/11/2000 | VEngland 3-0 Spain28/02/2001 |
Current form
| Away | LIreland 3-0 Finland15/11/2000 | VSweden 0-1 Finland01/02/2001 | LKuwait 4-3 Finland15/02/2001 | VOman 1-2 Finland18/02/2001 | VOman 0-2 Finland20/02/2001 | VLuxembourg 0-1 Finland28/02/2001 |
| Overall | LIreland 3-0 Finland15/11/2000 | VSweden 0-1 Finland01/02/2001 | LKuwait 4-3 Finland15/02/2001 | VOman 1-2 Finland18/02/2001 | VOman 0-2 Finland20/02/2001 | VLuxembourg 0-1 Finland28/02/2001 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 8 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 5 |
| Invincibility streak | 2 | 2 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| - | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Jari Litmanen |  |
||
| - | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | Jari Litmanen | |
Historical head to head
Home
2 matches
2 v
0 d
0 l
7 gf
1 ga
Away
8 matches
6 v
2 d
0 l
27 gf
5 ga
Total
10 matches
8 v
2 d
0 l
34 gf
6 ga
Historical head to head
Home
8 matches
0 v
2 d
6 l
5 gf
27 ga
Away
2 matches
0 v
0 d
2 l
1 gf
7 ga
Total
10 matches
0 v
2 d
8 l
6 gf
34 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 0 |
May 20, 1937 |
| Home | 5 - 0 |
October 17, 1984 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
October 11, 2000 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 2002
June 03, 1992 - Rencontres amicales 1992
May 22, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
October 17, 1984 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1986
June 03, 1982 - Rencontres amicales 1982
Best historical scorers against Finland
 |
Bryan Robson | 3 goals | 1982 - 1984 |
 |
Mark Hateley | 3 goals | 1984 - 1985 |
|
Frederick Steele | 2 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
 |
David Platt | 2 goals | 1992 - 1992 |
|
Joseph Payne | 2 goals | 1937 - 1937 |
 |
Nat Lofthouse | 2 goals | 1956 - 1956 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/05/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against England
|
Jari Rantanen | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/05/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Finland
 |
Ray Wilkins | 4 matches | 1976 - 1985 |
|
Phil Thompson | 3 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
 |
John Barnes | 3 matches | 1984 - 1992 |
 |
Trevor Brooking | 3 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
 |
Ray Clemence | 3 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
|
Mick Mills | 3 matches | 1976 - 1982 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/05/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs England
|
Aki Lahtinen | 2 matches | 1984 - 1985 |
|
Pasi Rautiainen | 2 matches | 1984 - 1985 |
|
Kari Ukkonen | 2 matches | 1984 - 1985 |
|
Ari Hjelm | 2 matches | 1984 - 1985 |
 |
Olavi Huttunen | 2 matches | 1984 - 1985 |
|
Pauno Kymäläinen | 2 matches | 1984 - 1985 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 20/05/1937. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
September 02, 2000
October 07, 2000
October 11, 2000
March 24, 2001
March 28, 2001
June 02, 2001
June 06, 2001
September 01, 2001
September 05, 2001
October 06, 2001
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