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England men · FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3

Finland
v England⁠

1–1

Full time

Finland v England finished 1–1.

Finland
Rantanen 5'
Date
Wednesday 22 May 1985 · England in 1985
Venue
Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Last checked 21 October 2026

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1966 – 1984

01 17 Oct 1984
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 3 Wembley, London

England 5–0 Finland England won

England: Hateley 29', Woodcock 40', Hateley 49', Robson 71', Sansom 85'

Finland: None

Match page: England v Finland, 17 October 1984

02 3 Jun 1982
International friendly Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Finland 1–4 England England won

England: Mariner 13', Robson 27', Robson 58', Mariner 61'

Finland: Haaskivi 83' pen

Match page: Finland v England, 3 June 1982

04 13 Jun 1976
FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 2 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Finland 1–4 England England won

England: Pearson 14', Keegan 30', Channon 56', Keegan 60'

Finland: Paatelainen 27'

Match page: Finland v England, 13 June 1976

Official meetings since 1937

England v Finland stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings13In our results database
England wins11England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Finland wins0Finland victories

England have scored 41 goals to Finland's 8 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Robson

3 goals against Finland in matches we hold scorer data for.

Finland · Fixture leader

1

Forsgren

Finland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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