Finnish national football team (U-20 men)

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Finland
Association Suomen Palloliitto
confederacy UEFA
FIFA code FIN
(Status: unknown)

The Finnish U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of Finnish soccer players. It is subject to the Suomen Palloliitto and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 World Cup .

In 2001 the team qualified for a World Cup for the only time so far, but was eliminated in the preliminary round. The host and future world champion Argentina also played in the group of Finland .

Participation in U-20 world championships

TunisiaTunisia 1977 not qualified
JapanJapan 1979
AustraliaAustralia 1981
MexicoMexico 1983
Soviet UnionSoviet Union 1985
ChileChile 1987
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1989
PortugalPortugal 1991
AustraliaAustralia 1993
QatarQatar 1995
MalaysiaMalaysia 1997
NigeriaNigeria 1999
ArgentinaArgentina 2001 Preliminary round
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 2003 not qualified
NetherlandsNetherlands 2005
CanadaCanada 2007
EgyptEgypt 2009
ColombiaColombia 2011
TurkeyTurkey 2013
New ZealandNew Zealand 2015
Korea SouthSouth Korea 2017
PolandPoland 2019

See also