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Wednesday, 11 October 2000
World Cup 2002 UEFA Group Nine qualification match

Finland 0 England 0 [0-0]

Match Summary
Finland Squad
England Squad
Team Records
 
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The Finland Squad for the matches against Greece and England  October 2000
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club App G

Forssell, Mikael Kaj

15 March 1981
born in West Germany
19 F Crystal Palace FC, England on loan from Chelsea FC, England

6

0

Helin, Petri 13 December 1969 30 D FC Jokerit

17

3

Hyypia, Sami Tuomas

7 October 1973 26 D Liverpool FC, England

35

1

Jaaskelainen, Jussi Albert 19 April 1975 25 G Bolton Wanderers FC, England

6

0

Johansson, Jonatan Lillebror 16 August 1975 25 F Charlton Athletic FC, England

28

9

Kolkka, Joonas Einara 28 September 1974 26 M Philips Sport Vereniging NV, Netherlands

30

6

Kottila, Mika

22 September 1974 26 F SK Brann, Norway

14

2

Kuqi, Shefki 10 November 1976
born in Yugoslavia
23 F FC Jokerit

12

2

Litmanen, Jari Olavi 20 February 1971 29 M FC Barcelona, Spain

66

17

Niemi, Antti Mikko 31 May 1972 28 G Heart of Midlothian FC, Scotland

40

0

Nurmela, Mika 26 December 1971 28 M SC Heerenveen, Netherlands

18

0

Reini, Juha 19 March 1975 25 D Koninklijke Racing Club Genk, Belgium

13

0

Riihilahti, Aki Pasinpoika

9 September 1976 24 M Valerenga Fotbal

20

2

Saarinen, Janne Johannes

28 February 1977 23 D Helsingin JK

2

0

Janne Saarinen was a late addition to the squad.

Salli, Janne

14 December 1977 22 D FC Haka

7

1

Tihinen, Hannu

1 July 1976 24 D Viking FK, Norway

13

1

Valakari, Simo Johannes

28 April 1973 27 M Derby County FC, England

18

0

Wiss, Jarkko 17 April 1972 28 M Stockport County FC, England

31

2

Ylonen, Harri

21 December 1971 28 D SK Brann, Norway

37

1

Squad details correct up to and including Finland's match against Greece on 7 October 2000.

Diary

Monday, 2 October 2000 - Finnish coach Antti Muurinen named his 18-man squad that will face Greece and England in World Cup qualifying matches, making few changes to the side which beat Albania 2-1 last month. Muurinen's four strikers remain the same but he added Stockport County's Jarkko Wiss in midfield and Genk's Juha Reini to fill in for suspended defender Janne Saarinen. Barcelona's Jari Litmanen will again orchestrate the midfield and Liverpool's Sami Hyypia will anchor the defence against Greece in Athens on Saturday and England in Helsinki on October 11.

Finland Form: last six games
W D L W W L   f 7:a 5 success: 58%
- 29 March 2000 - Wales 1 Finland 2 [0-2]
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Giggs
Litmanen, Blake OG
Fr AW
- 26 April 2000 - Poland 0 Finland 0 [0-0]
Stadion Lecha, Poznań
  AD
- 3 June 2000 - Latvia 1 Finland 0 [0-0]
Daugava Stadium, Riga
Peltsis AL
- 16 August 2000 - Finland 3 Norway 1 [1-0]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Litmanen (2), Kuqi (pen)
Helstad
TC HW
Bjornebye
- 2 September 2000 - Finland 2 Albania 1 [1-0]
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Litmanen, Riihilahti
Murati
WCP HW
Saarinen
- 7 October 2000 - Greece 1 Finland 0 [0-0]
Olympiakó Stádio Spiros Louis, Athína
Liberopoulos AL

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