Wrapping up their summer schedule in World Cup 2026 qualifying, Group G's top two meet on Tuesday, as second-placed Finland host leaders Poland in Helsinki. While the Finns lost at home to the Netherlands last weekend, their Polish counterparts top the group with maximum points from two games so far.
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Ranked 69th in the world, Finland are trying to qualify for their first World Cup at the 19th time of asking, and with an expanded 48-team finals coming up next summer, they have dreams of finally making a global finals - but finishing in Group G's top two is a must.
So far, results have been mixed under new coach Jacob Friis, who replaced Markku Kanerva earlier this year, after the Eagle-owls suffered relegation from League B of the UEFA Nations League.
They took four points from their first two qualifiers, with Oliver Antman scoring the only goal against Malta on the opening matchday, before letting a two-goal lead slip to draw with Lithuania.
As a result, they sat second in the table ahead of Saturday's home clash with the Netherlands, which predictably went the way of the higher-ranked side; the Finns never really recovered from going a goal down within six minutes and lost 2-0.
Having missed out on qualifying for Qatar 2022 after finishing third in their group - just one point shy of the playoffs - Finland may fear a similar fate this time around, with Poland and the Netherlands looking likely to battle for first place.
Undoubtedly, another defeat on Tuesday would serve a hammer blow to their hopes, and it has been some 19 years since they last beat Poland. In fact, they have conceded
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Ranked 69th in the world, Finland are trying to qualify for their first World Cup at the 19th time of asking, and with an expanded 48-team finals coming up next summer, they have dreams of finally making a global finals - but finishing in Group G's top two is a must.
So far, results have been mixed under new coach Jacob Friis, who replaced Markku Kanerva earlier this year, after the Eagle-owls suffered relegation from League B of the UEFA Nations League.
They took four points from their first two qualifiers, with Oliver Antman scoring the only goal against Malta on the opening matchday, before letting a two-goal lead slip to draw with Lithuania.
As a result, they sat second in the table ahead of Saturday's home clash with the Netherlands, which predictably went the way of the higher-ranked side; the Finns never really recovered from going a goal down within six minutes and lost 2-0.
Having missed out on qualifying for Qatar 2022 after finishing third in their group - just one point shy of the playoffs - Finland may fear a similar fate this time around, with Poland and the Netherlands looking likely to battle for first place.
Undoubtedly, another defeat on Tuesday would serve a hammer blow to their hopes, and it has been some 19 years since they last beat Poland. In fact, they have conceded