The is controlled by the
Lithuanian Football Federation . It played its first match in
1923 . In
1940 Lithuania was annexed by the
Soviet Union ; the country proclaimed its renewed independence in
1990 and played their first match as a new nation against
Georgia on
27 May of that year.
In the 1990s, Lithuania established a respectable presence in World Cup and European Championship qualifiers: third place in their group in both
Euro 96 and
1998 World Cup qualifiers. In the
Euro 2004 qualifiers they were once again contenders for qualification and managed an away draw with Germany and a home win over Scotland - however a 1-0 defeat to Scotland in the final game ended their hopes. Although finishing 5th in their
2006 World Cup qualifying group, Lithuania were nevertheless competitive.
Lithuania drew with world champions
Italy 1-1 in
Naples in a
Euro 2008 qualifying game on
September 2 ,
2006 , in the first competitive game that Italy played since the
World Cup final.
- 1930 - ''Did not enter''
- 1934 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1938 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1950 to 1990 - ''Did not enter, was part of USSR ''
- 1994 to 2006 - ''Did not qualify''
