FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Finland 5–1 North Macedonia

Wednesday 7 Sep 2005 · Tampere, Finland

Finland5–1North Macedonia

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Forssell Forssell Tihinen Maznov Eremenko Forssell

10′1–0Mikael Forssell Finland
12′2–0Mikael Forssell Finland
41′3–0Hannu Tihinen Finland
48′3–1Goran Maznov North Macedonia
54′4–1Aleksei Eremenko Finland
61′5–1Mikael Forssell Finland

Hat-trick: Mikael Forssell

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Finland

Came on

Ari NymanFW↑53′
14Peter KopteffMF↑72′
Jonatan JohanssonFW↑82′

North Macedonia

Came on

S IgnajatovMF↑58′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Finland: 1708 → 1717
North Macedonia: 1469 → 1460

Expected score for Finland: 87.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 6, 2002–2022.

Finland wins: 3
Draws: 2
North Macedonia wins: 1

Form either side

Finland

Before

3–4 v Czech Republic 26 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Denmark 2 Jun 2005 · Friendly
0–4 v Netherlands 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
3–0 v North Macedonia 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–0 v Andorra 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–1 v Romania 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–3 v Czech Republic 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–2 v Estonia 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Saudi Arabia 21 Jan 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v South Korea 25 Jan 2006 · Friendly

North Macedonia

Before

0–0 v Andorra 9 Feb 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v Romania 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Armenia 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–6 v Czech Republic 8 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–3 v Finland 17 Aug 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–0 v Netherlands 12 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–1 v Liechtenstein 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
0–1 v Bulgaria 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Ecuador 28 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Turkey 4 Jun 2006 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Finland

North Macedonia

0–0 v Andorra 9 Feb 2005
1–2 v Romania 30 Mar 2005
2–1 v Armenia 4 Jun 2005
1–6 v Czech Republic 8 Jun 2005
0–3 v Finland 17 Aug 2005
1–5 v Finland 7 Sep 2005
0–0 v Netherlands 12 Oct 2005

Every Finland v North Macedonia match6

From Finland's side.


17 Nov 2022	North Macedonia	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
23 Mar 2018	North Macedonia	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Sep 2005	North Macedonia	5–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
17 Aug 2005	North Macedonia	3–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
17 Apr 2002	North Macedonia	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
10 Jan 2002	North Macedonia	3–0	Neutral	Prime Minister's Cup 2002	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN