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Finland soccer includes the Finland national football team, which is controlled by the Football Association of Finland, founded in 1907. The Finland soccer team became member of the FIFA in 1908. Although the Finland soccer team failed to make it to the World Cup and the European Championship, it made Olympic appearances four times.
Initially soccer in Finland was not considered as an important. But with the removal of foreign quotas in the European region, Finland is getting a good deal of chances to play football and prove its caliber in this field. Presently, the Finland soccer team is playing a good game and is gradually improving by defeating the comparatively weaker teams. The national soccer team of Finland is currently in the middle position of UEFA region. However, still it has to go a long way to get qualified for the international tournaments.
This national soccer team of Finland is currently playing the qualifying rounds in group A for playing in the EURO 2008. It is competing with Belgium, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Portugal, Poland, Kazakhstan and Serbia. Finland played its first international match against Sweden on 22nd October 1911. It lost the match by three goals. In 1912 Summer Olympics at Stockholm, Finland finished fourth. The performance in this game was highly commendable.
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