Estonia

The Estonia national football team is controlled by the Estonian Football Association . They played their first match in 1920 . In 1940 Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and did not regain independence (and the possibility of a national football team) until 1991 . As a newly independent nation, they played their first match against Lithuania in the Baltic Cup on November 15, 1991, and their first FIFA -recognized match against Slovenia on June 3, 1992, a 1-1 draw at Tallinn . Home matches are played at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn . Modern History After Estonia gained independence, the national team was initially the weakest of the three Baltic teams, suffering defeats such as a 7-1 loss to Croatia in the Euro 96 qualifiers. In the 1998 World Cup qualifiers, Estonia achieved notoriety when a home game against Scotland would be called off in bizarre circumstances. [1] The replay in Monaco finished 0-0; goalkeeper Mart Poom earned a move to Derby County soon afterwards. Estonia's fortunes have improved since. In the Euro 2004 qualifiers, Estonia proved remarkably obdurate with 8 points from as many games, only 4 goals scored and 6 conceded. The 2006 World Cup qualifiers saw further improvement with 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Estonia have a number of players who have amassed an astonishing number of caps, including Mart Poom, Andres Oper, Marko Kristal and Martin Reim .   [ edit ] Olympic games Main article: Estonia at the 1924 Summer Olympics Estonia national football team at the 1924 Summer Olympics . The Estonia national football team played once so far in the big tournament .It was on 1924 Summer Olympic Games . They played only one game in Preliminary round versus USA and lost 0:1 goal by Andy Straden ( United States )