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Finland 0-4 West Germany - August 31, 1988 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1990
. 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 1990 - Group 4
FIN
0
7
7' - Goal
Rudi Völler
7' - Goal
Rudi Völler15 15' - Goal
Rudi Völler
15' - Goal
Rudi Völler30
30' - Substitution
Guido Buchwaldis substituted by Wolfgang Rolff
30' - Substitution
Guido Buchwaldis substituted by Wolfgang Rolff
43' - Substitution
Jyrki Hännikainenis substituted by Mika Lipponen43
HT
FIN
52
52' - Goal
Lothar Matthäus
52' - Goal
Lothar Matthäus 63' - Substitution
Kari Ukkonenis substituted by Jarmo Alatensiö6376
76' - Substitution
Dieter Ecksteinis substituted by Karlheinz Riedle
76' - Substitution
Dieter Ecksteinis substituted by Karlheinz Riedle77 77' - Goal
Karlheinz Riedle
77' - Goal
Karlheinz Riedle
FT
FRG
FRG
Team line-ups
Finland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Kari Laukkanen | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Erkka Petäjä | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Esa Pekonen | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jari Europaeus | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aki Lahtinen | 29 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kari Ukkonen | 63 | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jyrki Hännikainen | 43 | 23 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marko Myyry | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mixu Paatelainen | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ari Hjelm | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jari Rantanen | 26 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
12
West Germany
Littbarski
Pierre Littbarski
Germany
B.date16/04/1960
Age28 years
H1m68
positionLeft Offensive Midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Bodo Illgner | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Guido Buchwald | 30 | 27 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Holger Fach | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jürgen Kohler | 22 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andreas Brehme | 27 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Thomas Hässler | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Armin Görtz | 29 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Lothar Matthäus | 52 | 27 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Pierre Littbarski | 28 | 58 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Dieter Eckstein | 76 | 24 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Rudi Völler | 715 | 28 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Jarmo Alatensiö | 63 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mika Lipponen | 43 | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Wolfgang Rolff | 30 | 28 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Karlheinz Riedle | 7776 | 22 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Dieter Eckstein
IN
Jürgen Klinsmann
OUT
Thomas Hässler
IN
Olaf Thon
OUT
Bodo Illgner
IN
Eike Immel
OUT
Armin Görtz
IN
Wolfgang Rolff
OUT
Guido Buchwald
IN
Matthias Herget
OUT
Holger Fach
IN
Uli Borowka
OUT
Pierre Littbarski
IN
Frank Mill
OUT
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Manager
Age
Match num
42
46
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Beckenbauer vs Finland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on August 31, 1988
Referee
Vadim Zhuk
0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
Finland3 matches | General total | West Germany1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Finland1 match | Season total | West Germany1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on August 20, 1997 | Latest figure on August 31, 1988 | |||||||
Videos
June 06, 2014
Key figures
Finland keeps its 13 consecutive matches without a draw vs West Germany running (since 12/08/1923). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Karlheinz Riedle scores 1 goal vs Finland in his professional career
End of streak for West Germany after 3 consecutive matches without a win in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone (since 25/09/1985). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LFinland 2-3 Brazil28/05/1987 | VFinland 3-0 Czechoslovakia09/09/1987 | VFinland 2-0 Czechoslovakia12/01/1988 | LFinland 1-3 Colombia19/05/1988 | DFinland 1-1 Bulgaria04/08/1988 | DFinland 0-0 Soviet Union17/08/1988 |
| Overall | LMalta 2-0 Finland07/02/1988 | LEast Germany U-21 2-0 Finland10/02/1988 | VFinland 3-0 Tunisia13/02/1988 | LFinland 1-3 Colombia19/05/1988 | DFinland 1-1 Bulgaria04/08/1988 | DFinland 0-0 Soviet Union17/08/1988 |
Current form
| Away | VDenmark 0-2 West Germany24/09/1986 | LAustria 4-1 West Germany29/10/1986 | VIsrael 0-2 West Germany25/03/1987 | DHungary 0-0 West Germany18/11/1987 | DBrazil 1-1 West Germany12/12/1987 | LArgentina 1-0 West Germany16/12/1987 |
| Overall | VWest Germany 1-0 Switzerland27/04/1988 | DWest Germany 1-1 Yugoslavia04/06/1988 | DItaly 1-1 West Germany10/06/1988 | VWest Germany 2-0 Denmark14/06/1988 | VWest Germany 2-0 Spain17/06/1988 | LNetherlands 2-1 West Germany21/06/1988 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 8 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
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0 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Draws (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0
|
|
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0
|
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
8 matches
0 v
1 d
7 l
8 gf
29 ga
Away
5 matches
1 v
0 d
4 l
3 gf
31 ga
Total
13 matches
1 v
1 d
11 l
11 gf
60 ga
Historical head to head
Home
5 matches
4 v
0 d
1 l
31 gf
3 ga
Away
8 matches
7 v
1 d
0 l
29 gf
8 ga
Total
13 matches
11 v
1 d
1 l
60 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 1 |
August 12, 1923 |
| Home | No success yet | |
Largest victory
| Overall | 13 - 0 |
September 01, 1940 |
| Away | 6 - 0 |
October 05, 1941 |
Latest head to head
September 23, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
May 24, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982
September 07, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
June 07, 1964 - Rencontres amicales 1964
October 05, 1941 - Rencontres amicales 1941
Best historical scorers against West Germany
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Best historical scorers against Finland
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Edmund Conen | 7 goals | 1935 - 1940 |
|
Wilhelm Hahnemann | 6 goals | 1940 - 1940 |
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Richard Hofmann | 4 goals | 1929 - 1932 |
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Klaus Fischer | 4 goals | 1977 - 1981 |
|
Ernst Lehner | 4 goals | 1935 - 1937 |
|
Paul Pömpner | 3 goals | 1925 - 1925 |
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Players with most games played vs West Germany
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Players with most games played vs Finland
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Klaus Fischer | 3 matches | 1977 - 1981 |
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Manfred Kaltz | 3 matches | 1977 - 1981 |
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Fritz Szepan | 3 matches | 1929 - 1937 |
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Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 3 matches | 1977 - 1981 |
|
Hans Jakob | 3 matches | 1932 - 1937 |
|
Stanislaus Kobierski | 2 matches | 1932 - 1941 |
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Competition info
The other matches
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October 19, 1988
April 26, 1989
May 31, 1989
September 06, 1989
October 04, 1989
October 11, 1989
November 15, 1989
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