Latvia national football team

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Latvia
Latvia national team logo.png
Nickname(s) 11 vilki [1]
(11 Wolves)
Association Latvijas Futbola federācija (LFF)
Confederation UEFA
Head coach Paolo Nicolato
Captain Kristers Tobers
Most caps Vitālijs Astafjevs (167)
Top scorer Māris Verpakovskis (29)
Home stadium Skonto Stadium
Daugava Stadium (rare matches)
FIFA code LVA
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Kit body lva24h.png
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Kit right arm lva24h.png
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Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
First colours
Kit left arm lva24a.png
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Kit body lva24a.png
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Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 136 Steady2.svg (4 April 2024) [2]
Highest45 (November 2009)
Lowest148 (September 2017)
First international
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1–1 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg
(Riga, Latvia; 24 September 1922)
Biggest win
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 6–1 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg
(Riga, Latvia; 30 May 1935)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5–0 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg
(Võru, Estonia; 1 June 2012)
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 0–5 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg
(Gibraltar; 29 March 2016)
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 0–5 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg
(Andorra la Vella, Andorra; 17 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12–0 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg
(Stockholm, Sweden; 29 May 1927)
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2004 )
Best resultGroup stage (2004)

The Latvia national football team (Latvian : Latvijas futbola izlase) represents Latvia in men's international football, and is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia. They have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but did qualify for the European Championship in 2004 under head coach Aleksandrs Starkovs.

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Latvia, alongside their Baltic rivals, Lithuania and Estonia, have also participated in the local sub-regional Baltic Cup tournament, which takes place every two years. Latvia has won the Baltic Cup championship a record 13 times, more than any other country in the history of the tournament, most recently in 2018.

Latvia's current home ground is the Daugava Stadium in Riga, although since the autumn of 2022 most games have been held at Skonto Stadium.

History

Early years

Latvia played their first match in 1922, a game against Estonia, which finished in a 1–1 draw. Latvia have won the Baltic Cup 12 times, and played 99 official games during its pre-war period from 1922 to 1940. [3] [4]

In 1937, the Latvian team participated in the first qualification tournament for the 1938 World Cup. Latvia were placed in Group 8, alongside Austria and Lithuania. [5] Latvia beat Lithuania 4–2 in Riga, after a Fricis Kaņeps hat-trick and an Iļja Vestermans goal. [5] In Kaunas, they won 5–1, after two goals each from Kaņeps, Vaclavs Borduško, and Vestermans, [5] but lost 1–2 in the decisive away match against Austria, despite an early goal from Vestermans. [5] In April 1938, the Austrian Anschluss made the Austrian team unable to participate, however, despite being the group's runner-up, Latvia was not invited to the tournament by FIFA to replace Austria. [6]

In 1940, Latvia was occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1991 and played their first match against Estonia on 16 November of that year in the Baltic Cup, and their first FIFA-recognized match against Romania on 8 April 1992 in Bucharest, a match, which Latvia lost 2–0. [7]

Latvian fans at Euro 2004 Latvian kannattajia.jpg
Latvian fans at Euro 2004

In September 2003, Latvia surprisingly finished second, ahead of Poland, in their qualifying group for Euro 2004. [8] This meant they qualified for the play-offs, where they were drawn against Turkey. Latvia won the first leg 1–0, through top goalscorer, Māris Verpakovskis. [9] The second leg finished in a 2–2 draw, with Latvia winning 3–2 on aggregate, thus qualifying for the tournament. [10] [11] This resulted in Latvia being the first and only Baltic team, as well as being the second former-Soviet state in Europe at the time (after Russia) to qualify for a European Championship. [10] [11] At Euro 2004, Latvia were drawn in Group D, alongside Germany, Czech Republic, and Netherlands. [12] Latvia faced Czech Republic in their opening match on 15 June 2004, with Verpakovskis scoring before half-time. [13] However, the Czechs would later come back to win the game 2–1. [13] Four days later, Latvia earned a respectable 0–0 draw against Germany to earn their first point in a major tournament. [14] They lost their final match with 3–0 against Netherlands, [15] and were eliminated, finishing fourth, with one point from their draw and two losses. [16]

Latvia have since failed to qualify for another major tournament, although they came close to qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. After eight qualifying matches, Latvia were level on points with their next opponent, second-placed Greece, but a 5–2 defeat virtually ended all hopes of qualification and Latvia finished third in UEFA Group 2. Recent years have seen a sharp decline with many losses. In the EURO 2020 qualifiers, Latvia lost 9 out of 10 games, including a woeful 0-5 home loss to Slovenia.

Team image

Kits

Latvia's kit is traditionally a carmine red jersey with white trim, carmine red shorts and socks, whilst their current away kit is all predominantly white. Latvia's kits have been produced by various manufacturers.

Crest

Until July 2018, the team crest consisted of the Latvian Football Federation logo, when it was switched to a shield with a football in the colors of the Latvian flag and 'LATVIJA' written above. A similar crest with a head of a howling wolf was also unveiled as a secondary logo for use in souvenirs etc as part of the #11vilki (#11wolves) brand. [17]

Kit suppliers

Kit supplierPeriod
Flag of England.svg Umbro 1992-1994
Flag of Germany.svg Adidas 1994-1996
Flag of Austria.svg Tro1996-1998
Flag of Germany.svg Puma 1998-2000
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tramondi2000-2002
Flag of Germany.svg Adidas 2002–present

Media coverage

All Latvian matches are currently broadcast with full commentary on the Go3 web streaming service, owned by TV3 Group. Since the 1990s, LTV7 (initially LTV2) was the broadcaster of all of the team games, before the All Media Baltics conglomerate took over broadcasting rights in September 2018. [18] Games were broadcast on the group's TV6 channel and the TVPlay and Viaplay streaming platforms. All Media Baltics later became TV3 Group.

From the 2022 season until the 2028 season, Latvia's home and away qualifiers, and friendlies both home and away were broadcast live exclusively by Swedish Viaplay Group on their web streaming service. On 20 July 2023, Viaplay announced that it will leave the market of the Baltic states. [19] [20] Upon exiting, all sports licences owned by Viasat - including the Baltic broadcasting rights for the Baltic Cup, UEFA Champions League, Premier League, Formula 1 and the NHL - were acquired by TV3 Group. [21]

Stadium

The current home matches take place at the Skonto Stadium. This stadium between 2000 and 2018 was the main base for the national team. In 2017 Daugava Stadium (Riga) reconstruction started with the first stage completed a year later. But due to the bad pitch quality which was not included in the reconstruction phase, national team all the matches played in the Skonto Stadium. There is no clarity, which stadium will be the main stadium in the future after the Daugava Stadium (Riga) pitch replacement.

Home venues record

The following table provides a summary of Latvia's results at home venues since 1992.

As of 14 June 2023.
StadiumCity / townPldWDLWin %Last match hosted
Skonto Stadium Riga 63191529030.22022
Daugava Stadium Riga 3915717038.52022
Daugava Stadium Liepāja 6402066.72016
Olympic Stadium Ventspils 1100100.02002
ASK Stadium Riga 1001000.01994
Ozolnieki Stadium Ozolnieki 1010000.01994
Totals102352344—

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023

16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Riga, Latvia
21:45  UTC+3
  • Emsis Soccerball shade.svg51'
  • Tobers Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,287
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg2–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Yerevan, Armenia
20:00  UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 13,450
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg5–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Rijeka, Croatia
20:45  UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Attendance: 8,152
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
11 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Riga, Latvia
20:45  UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,464
Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)
12 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–0Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Riga, Latvia
19:00  UTC+3
Report Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 5,128
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Konya, Turkey
21:45  UTC+3
Report Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Attendance: 35,925
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
18 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg0–2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Riga, Latvia
19:00  UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Skonto Stadium
Attendance: 6,747
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
21 November 2023 Friendly Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Warsaw, Poland
21:45  UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czech Republic)

2024

21 March 2024 Friendly Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg1–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Larnaca, Cyprus
20:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: AEK Arena
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
26 March 2024 Friendly Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–1Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00  UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania)
8 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania TBD
--:--  UTC+3 Stadium: TBD
11 June 2024 2024 Baltic Cup Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia /Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands TBD
(UTC+3)Stadium: TBD
7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Yerevan, Armenia
20:00  UTC+4 Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Latvia
21:45  UTC+3 Stadium: TBD
10 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Latvia
21:45  UTC+3 Stadium: TBD
13 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
19:45  UTC+1 Stadium: Tórsvøllur
14 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia North Macedonia
20:45  UTC+1 Stadium: TBD
17 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Latvia
16:00  UTC+2 Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff

As of 5 March 2024.
PositionName
Head coach Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Nicolato [22]
Assistant coach Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Paganin
Flag of Latvia.svg Aleksandrs Cauņa
Video Analyst Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Carletti
Video Analyst Flag of Latvia.svg Iļja Ščaņicins
Fitness coach Flag of Latvia.svg Māris Smirnovs
Fitness coach Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Pincolini
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Latvia.svg Andris Vaņins
Physiotherapist Flag of Latvia.svg Artūrs Ivuškāns
Flag of Latvia.svg Jurijs Ksenzovs
Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs Jefremenkovs
Masseur Flag of Latvia.svg Sergejs Avakovs
Doctor Flag of Latvia.svg Boriss Novikovs
Manager Flag of Latvia.svg Roberts Mežeckis
Kitman Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Zeltiņš
Media officer Flag of Latvia.svg Iļja Poļakovs

Manager statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Jānis Gilis 1992199761171133027.87
Revaz Dzodzuashvili 19981999185310027.78
Gary Johnson 1999200115339020.00
Aleksandrs Starkovs 200120044316819037.21
Jurijs Andrejevs 20042007275814018.52
Aleksandrs Starkovs 2007201362181331029.03
Marians Pahars 201320173371115021.21
Aleksandrs Starkovs 2017201811128009.09
Mixu Paatelainen 201820189153011.11
Slaviša Stojanovič 2019201910109010.00
Dainis Kazakevičs 2020202341111218026.83
Paolo Nicolato 20241010000.00

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Cyprus and Liechtenstein on 21 and 26 March 2024, respectively. [23]

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Liechtenstein. [24]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Pāvels Šteinbors (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 38)310 Flag of Latvia.svg RFS
1 GK Roberts Ozols (1995-09-10) 10 September 1995 (age 28)190 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Qizilqum
1 GK Rihards Matrevics (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 25)40 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga
2 DF Kaspars Dubra (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33)633 Flag of Lithuania.svg Panevėžys
2 DF Roberts Savaļnieks (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31)582 Flag of Latvia.svg RFS
2 DF Vitālijs Maksimenko (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990 (age 33)541 Flag of Greece.svg Aiolikos
2 DF Andrejs Cigaņiks (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)513 Flag of Poland.svg Widzew Łódź
2 DF Raivis Jurkovskis (1996-12-07) 7 December 1996 (age 27)410 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga
2 DF Vitālijs Jagodinskis (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 32)320 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pirin
2 DF Mārcis Ošs (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991 (age 32)271 Flag of Latvia.svg RFS
2 DF Vladislavs Sorokins (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26)100 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kyzylzhar
2 DF Daniels Balodis (1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 25)101 Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera
2 DF Maksims Toņiševs (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 23)20 Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera
3 MF Artūrs Zjuzins (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 32)629 Flag of Latvia.svg Liepāja
3 MF Alvis Jaunzems (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 24)360 Flag of Poland.svg Stal Mielec
3 MF Eduards Emsis (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28)332 Flag of Norway.svg Raufoss
3 MF Kristers Tobers (captain) (2000-12-13) 13 December 2000 (age 23)291 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grasshopper
3 MF Aleksejs Saveļjevs (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)181 Flag of Latvia.svg Auda
3 MF Renārs Varslavāns (2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 22)60 Flag of Latvia.svg Valmiera
3 MF Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 23)40 Flag of Latvia.svg RFS
4 FW Jānis Ikaunieks (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29)5812 Flag of Latvia.svg RFS
4 FW Roberts Uldriķis (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26)497 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cambuur
4 FW Vladislavs Gutkovskis (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29)4511 Flag of South Korea.svg Daejeon Hana Citizen
4 FW Raimonds Krollis (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 22)374 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg MFK Vyškov
4 FW Eduards Dašķevičs (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 21)100 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga
4 FW Marko Regža (1999-01-20) 20 January 1999 (age 25)80 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Nils Toms Puriņš (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 (age 25)30 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , 21 November 2023
GK Krišjānis Zviedris (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27)00 Flag of Latvia.svg Auda v. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales , 11 September 2023
GK Jānis Beks (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of Latvia.svg Metta v. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , 19 June 2023
DF Antonijs Černomordijs INJ (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 27)311 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga v. Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus , 21 March 2024
DF Kirils Iļjins (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23)00 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 15 October 2023
DF Dāvis Dāvids Sprūds (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)00 Flag of Luxembourg.svg FC Victoria Rosport v. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales , 11 September 2023
DF Elvis Stuglis (1993-07-04) 4 July 1993 (age 30)100 Flag of Latvia.svg RFS v. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , 19 June 2023
MF Oskars Vientiess (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of Latvia.svg Metta v. Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey , 15 October 2023
MF Deniss Meļņiks (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of Latvia.svg Auda v. Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia , 19 June 2023
MF Krišs Kārkliņš (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28)170 Flag of Latvia.svg Auda v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , 21 November 2023
MF Bogdans Samoilovs (2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 23)00 Flag of Latvia.svg Tukums v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , 21 November 2023
FW Dāvis Ikaunieks (1994-01-07) 7 January 1994 (age 30)456 Flag of Lithuania.svg Šiauliai v. Flag of Poland.svg  Poland , 21 November 2023

RET Retired from national team
INJ Injured player
WD Withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Player records

As of 21 November 2023. [25]
Players in bold are still active with Latvia.

Most appearances

Vitalijs Astafjevs is Latvia's most capped player with 167 appearances. Vitalijs Astafjevs LVA.jpg
Vitālijs Astafjevs is Latvia's most capped player with 167 appearances.
RankPlayerCapsGoalsPeriod
1 Vitālijs Astafjevs 167161992–2010
2 Andrejs Rubins 11791998–2011
3 Juris Laizāns 113151998–2013
4 Imants Bleidelis 106101995–2007
5 Mihails Zemļinskis 105121992–2005
6 Māris Verpakovskis 104291999–2014
7 Igors Stepanovs 10041995–2011
Andris Vaņins 10002000–2019
9 Aleksandrs Koliņko 9401997–2015
10 Kaspars Gorkšs 8952005–2017

Top goalscorers

Maris Verpakovskis is Latvia's top scorer with 29 goals. Maris Verpakovskis.jpg
Māris Verpakovskis is Latvia's top scorer with 29 goals.
RankPlayerGoalsCapsAveragePeriod
1. Māris Verpakovskis 291040.281999–2014
2. Ēriks Pētersons 24630.381929–1939
3. Vitālijs Astafjevs 161670.11992–2010
4. Marians Pahars 15750.21996–2007
Juris Laizāns 151130.131998–2013
6. Alberts Šeibelis 14540.261925–1939
7. Iļja Vestermans 13230.571935–1938
Valērijs Šabala 13530.252013–2019
9. Aleksandrs Cauņa 12450.272007–2015
Jānis Ikaunieks 12580.252014–present
Mihails Zemļinskis 121050.111992–2005

Hat-tricks

PlayerCompetitionAgainstHome/AwayResultDate
Voldemārs Žins International Friendly Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Home6–327 July 1927
Voldemārs Plade 1929 Baltic Cup Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Home3–114 August 1929
Ēriks Pētersons 1930 Baltic Cup Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Away3–317 August 1930
Ēriks Pētersons 4International Friendly Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Home5–230 June 1931
Ēriks Pētersons International Friendly Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Home6–212 June 1933
Hugo Vītols International Friendly Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Home6–130 May 1935
Fricis Kaņeps 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Home4–229 July 1937

Clean sheets

RankPlayerGames
1 Andris Vaņins 25
2 Aleksandrs Koliņko 21
3 Oļegs Karavajevs 13
4 Raimonds Laizāns 12
5 Arvīds Jurgens 5
Jānis Bebris 5
Pāvels Šteinbors 5
8 Jānis Kļaviņš 4
Roberts Ozols 4
10 Andrejs Piedels 2

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterDeclined invitation
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Did not enter
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1938 Did not qualify3201105
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 to Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Did not qualify12057421
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 103161014
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 8116516
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 124351821
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 105231815
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 102261020
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 10217718
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 102351114
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
Total0/118521184693144

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1960 Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Part of the Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg 1964
Flag of Italy.svg 1968
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 1972
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 1976
Flag of Italy.svg 1980
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1984
Flag of Germany.svg 1988
Flag of Sweden.svg 1992
Flag of England.svg 1996 Did not qualify104061120
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2000 103431312
Flag of Portugal.svg 2004 Group stage14th301215 Squad 10622138
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2008 Did not qualify124081517
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg 2012 10325912
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2016 10055619
Flag of Europe.svg 2020 10109328
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 8107519
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Ireland.svg 2028 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Turkey.svg 2032
TotalGroup stage1/8301215—8022134575135

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
SeasonDivisionGroupPldWDLGFGAP/RRK
2018–19 D 1 604226Steady3.svg51st
2020–21 D 1 614184Steady3.svg53rd
2022–23 D 1 6411125Green Arrow Up Darker.svg50th
2024–25 C 4 To be determined
Total18594221550th

Baltic Cup

Baltic Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
1928 Champions1st220040
1929 Runners-up2nd211053
1930 Runners-up2nd211065
1931 Runners-up2nd210123
1932 Champions1st220051
1933 Abandoned1st211032
1935 Runners-up2nd202033
1936 Champions1st220042
1937 Champions1st211062
1938 Runners-up2nd202022
1991 Runners-up2nd211031
1992 Runners-up2nd210144
1993 Champions1st211020
1994 Runners-up2nd210121
1995 Champions1st220040
1996 Third place3rd201123
1997 Runners-up2nd210122
1998 Runners-up2nd210121
2001 Champions1st220072
2003 Champions1st211021
2005 Runners-up2nd100102
2008 Champions1st220031
2010 Runners-up2nd202000
2012 Champions1st220061
2014 Champions1st220010
2016 Champions1st211021
2018 Champions1st211021
2020 Runners-up2nd210143
2022 Runners-up2nd210122
Total13 Titles28/2855311688847

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGASquad
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1924 Second round15th100107 Squad
TotalSecond round1/1100107—

Head-to-head record

As of November 21 2023 after match against Flag of Poland.svg  Poland . [26]

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

See also

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