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Latvia National Football TeamThe Latvian national football team (Izlase in Latvian) is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia, and represents the country in international football competitions, such as World Cup and the European Championships. Latvia played its first match in 1922, a game against Estonia; the result was a 1-1 draw. Latvia are by far the most successful of the Baltic states, as well as being only team qualified to final stage of European Championship, they won the Baltic Cup 19 times. In 1940 Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1991 and played their first match as a new nation against Estonia on the November 16th of that year. Latvia was a surprise qualifer for the 2004 European Football Championship, after they beat Turkey in a playoff to reach the final tournament. Vitalijs Astafjevs has played for Latvia more times than anyone else. He has 110 caps currently. Eriks Petersons is the top scorer with 24, with Maris Verpakovskis second with 16. World Cup record - 1930 - Did not enter
- 1934 - Did not enter
- 1938 - Did not qualify
- 1950 to 1990 - Did not enter, was part of USSR
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Did not qualify
- 2002 - Did not qualify
European Championship record Famous players Before 1940: After 1991: Top Latvia goalscorers Latvia coaches | oach | Latvia career | | a href="/encyclopedia/Janis-Gilis" title="Janis Gilis">Janis Gilis | align=center|1992-1997 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Revaz-Dzodzuashvili" title="Revaz Dzodzuashvili">Revaz Dzodzuashvili | align=center|1998-1999 | | ary Johnson | align=center|1999-2001 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Aleksandrs-Starkovs" title="Aleksandrs Starkovs">Aleksandrs Starkovs | align=center|2001-2004 | | a href="/encyclopedia/Jurijs-Andrejevs" title="Jurijs Andrejevs">Jurijs Andrejevs | align=center|2004- | Current roster See the EURO 2004 squad. External links
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