The Finnish men’s national football team for the European Championship qualifiers starting next week has been announced.
Head coach of the Finnish men’s national football team Markku Kanerva has chosen its group for the upcoming EC qualifiers.
There were no big surprises in the selections. Made a strong impression at the beginning of the EC qualifiers, but then got injured Oliver Antman return to Huuhkaji.
from the American MLS series are included Teemu Pukki, Robin Lod, Robert Taylor, Jere Uronen and Matti Peltola.
The hottest Finnish names in the Euro fields at the moment are also included. Joel Pohjanpalo leads the Italian Serie B goalscoring statistics and captain Lukas Hradecky is leading Bayer Leverkusen to the Bundesliga title.
The Euro qualifiers start next week when Finland plays Wales away on Thursday. The winner of the match will face Poland-Estonia on Tuesday, March 26.
Finland will play against either of them at home on Tuesday, regardless of how the Wales match ends.
The place for the summer EC competition is opened by winning both games.
– A strong group in my opinion. My “gross list” had 38 players, from which this group was selected after injuries and others, Kanerva commented on her selections.
The “gross list” also included players from Pikkuhuahkajie. A 19-year-old promise who debuted in Huuhkaj in the fall Tomas Galvez was selected for the U21 national team instead of Huuhkajie.
Also made his debut in the ranks of Chelsea this year Jimi Tauriainen is in the U21 group.
– We always think about what kind of role a player has in Pikkuhuuhkaj and on the other hand in the A national team. Many of the players will be promoted to the A national team based on the performances given in the U21 team, Kanerva reasoned at the press conference.
TV2 broadcasts both Huuhkajie’s matches live. You can already get in the mood with the special episode of the 11 friends podcast, which you can listen to on Areena by following this link. Markku “Rive” Kanerva as a guest.
Huhkajat in the EC further qualifiers on March 21 and 26
Goalkeepers:
Lukas Hradecky, Bayer Leverkusen
Jesse Joronen, Venezia FC
Viljami Sinisalo, Exeter City
Field players:
Robert Ivanov, Eintracht Braunschweig
Richard Jensen, Aberdeen FC
Arttu Hoskonen, Krakow
Miro Tenho, Djurgårdens IF
Matti Peltola, DC United
Nikolai Alho, Volos NPS
Jere Uronen, Charlotte FC
Pyry Soiri, CS Universitatea Craiova
Ilmari Niskanen, Exeter City
Daniel Håkans, Vålerenga
Glen Kamara, Leeds United
Rasmus Schuller, Djurdårdens IF
Kaan Kairinen, Sparta Prague
Robert Taylor, Inter Miami
Robin Lod, Minnesota United
Anssi Suhonen, Hamburger SV
Teemu Pukki, Minnesota United
Joel Pohjanpalo, Venezia FC
Benjamin Källman, Krakow
Marcus Forss, Middlesbrough
Fredrik Jensen, FC Augsburg
Oliver Antman, FC Nordsjaelland