UEFA European Championship Qualifiers Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 21st March
Team Lineups
home team, Wales
Manager: Rob Page
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 12, Ward, Goalkeeper
- 5, Mepham, Defender6, Rodon, Defender4, Davies, Defender
- 14, Roberts, Midfielder17, James, Midfielder15, Ampadu, Midfielder3, Williams, Midfielder
- 7, Brooks, Attacking Midfielder8, Wilson, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Johnson, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 12, D. Ward
- Number 4, B. Davies , Captain
- Number 6, J. Rodon
- Number 5, C. Mepham , Yellow Card at 74 minutes
- Number 3, N. Williams
- Number 15, E. Ampadu
- Number 17, J. James , Yellow Card at 54 minutes
- Number 14, C. Roberts
- Number 8, H. Wilson , Yellow Card at 65 minutes, substituted for N. Broadhead at 90 minutes
- Number 7, D. Brooks , substituted for K. Moore at 61 minutes
- Number 9, B. Johnson , substituted for D. James at 73 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Wales
- Number 23, N. Broadhead
- Number 18, L. Cullen
- Number 19, J. Dasilva
- Number 2, M. Fox
- Number 1, W. Hennessey
- Number 20, D. James
- Number 21, T. King
- Number 11, R. Matondo
- Number 13, K. Moore , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 10, A. Ramsey
- Number 16, C. Savage
- Number 22, J. Sheehan
away team, Finland
Manager: Markku Kanerva
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 1, Hrádecky, Goalkeeper
- 17, Alho, Defender15, Tenho, Defender4, Ivanov, Defender2, Peltola, Defender
- 8, Lod, Midfielder11, Schüller, Midfielder6, Kamara, Midfielder21, Håkans, Midfielder
- 10, Pukki, Striker20, Pohjanpalo, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Hrádecký , Captain
- Number 2, M. Peltola
- Number 4, R. Ivanov
- Number 15, M. Tenho , Yellow Card at 50 minutes
- Number 17, N. Alho , substituted for I. Niskanen at 87 minutes
- Number 21, D. Håkans , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 6, G. Kamara
- Number 11, R. Schüller , substituted for K. Kairinen at 73 minutes
- Number 8, R. Lod , Yellow Card at 22 minutes, substituted for O. Antman at 73 minutes
- Number 20, J. Pohjanpalo , substituted for B. Källman at 78 minutes
- Number 10, T. Pukki , substituted for F. Jensen at 78 minutes
away team, Finland
- Number 16, O. Antman
- Number 13, P. Soiri
- Number 5, A. Hoskonen
- Number 9, F. Jensen
- Number 3, R. Jensen
- Number 12, J. Joronen
- Number 19, B. Källman
- Number 22, I. Niskanen
- Number 23, V. Sinisalo
- Number 7, A. Suhonen
- Number 18, J. Uronen
- Number 14, K. Kairinen
home team, Wales
Manager: Rob Page
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 12, Ward, Goalkeeper
- 5, Mepham, Defender6, Rodon, Defender4, Davies, Defender
- 14, Roberts, Midfielder17, James, Midfielder15, Ampadu, Midfielder3, Williams, Midfielder
- 7, Brooks, Attacking Midfielder8, Wilson, Attacking Midfielder
- 9, Johnson, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 12, D. Ward
- Number 4, B. Davies , Captain
- Number 6, J. Rodon
- Number 5, C. Mepham , Yellow Card at 74 minutes
- Number 3, N. Williams
- Number 15, E. Ampadu
- Number 17, J. James , Yellow Card at 54 minutes
- Number 14, C. Roberts
- Number 8, H. Wilson , Yellow Card at 65 minutes, substituted for N. Broadhead at 90 minutes
- Number 7, D. Brooks , substituted for K. Moore at 61 minutes
- Number 9, B. Johnson , substituted for D. James at 73 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 23, N. Broadhead
- Number 18, L. Cullen
- Number 19, J. Dasilva
- Number 2, M. Fox
- Number 1, W. Hennessey
- Number 20, D. James
- Number 21, T. King
- Number 11, R. Matondo
- Number 13, K. Moore , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 5
- Number 10, A. Ramsey
- Number 16, C. Savage
- Number 22, J. Sheehan
away team, Finland
Manager: Markku Kanerva
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 1, Hrádecky, Goalkeeper
- 17, Alho, Defender15, Tenho, Defender4, Ivanov, Defender2, Peltola, Defender
- 8, Lod, Midfielder11, Schüller, Midfielder6, Kamara, Midfielder21, Håkans, Midfielder
- 10, Pukki, Striker20, Pohjanpalo, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Hrádecký , Captain
- Number 2, M. Peltola
- Number 4, R. Ivanov
- Number 15, M. Tenho , Yellow Card at 50 minutes
- Number 17, N. Alho , substituted for I. Niskanen at 87 minutes
- Number 21, D. Håkans , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 6, G. Kamara
- Number 11, R. Schüller , substituted for K. Kairinen at 73 minutes
- Number 8, R. Lod , Yellow Card at 22 minutes, substituted for O. Antman at 73 minutes
- Number 20, J. Pohjanpalo , substituted for B. Källman at 78 minutes
- Number 10, T. Pukki , substituted for F. Jensen at 78 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 16, O. Antman
- Number 13, P. Soiri
- Number 5, A. Hoskonen
- Number 9, F. Jensen
- Number 3, R. Jensen
- Number 12, J. Joronen
- Number 19, B. Källman
- Number 22, I. Niskanen
- Number 23, V. Sinisalo
- Number 7, A. Suhonen
- Number 18, J. Uronen
- Number 14, K. Kairinen
Match Officials
- Referee:
- István Kovács
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Marco Fritz
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Vasile Marinescu
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Ovidiu Artene
- Fourth Official:
- Tobias Stieler
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Catalin Popa
Match Stats
Key, Wales v FinlandOverall possession
Shots
Wales 15Finland 9Shots on target
Wales 10Finland 2Total touches inside the opposition box
Wales 23Finland 27Goalkeeper saves
Wales 1Finland 6Fouls committed
Wales 16Finland 12Corners
Wales 2Finland 3In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Wales 15Finland 9Shots on target
Wales 10Finland 2Shots off target
Wales 5Finland 3Attempts out of box
Wales 4Finland 1One-on-one attempts
Wales 2Finland 1Total offsides
Wales 5Finland 0Distribution
Total passes
Wales 379Finland 549Pass accuracy %
Wales 83.9Finland 87.1Backward passes
Wales 55Finland 109Forward passes
Wales 116Finland 147Total long balls
Wales 41Finland 41Successful final third passes
Wales 41Finland 66Total crosses
Wales 7Finland 9Defence
Total tackles
Wales 16Finland 10Won tackle %
Wales 62.5Finland 80Fouls committed
Wales 16Finland 12Total yellow cards
Wales 4Finland 3Total clearances
Wales 17Finland 8Season so far
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Goals scored
Wales 14Finland 19Form guide
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Match Facts
This will be Wales’ 16th meeting with Finland in all competitions – excluding the home nations and Republic of Ireland, they’ve only ever faced Czechia (18), Belgium (17) and Germany (17) more often.
Wales are unbeaten in their last four meetings with Finland in all competitions, most recently a 0-0 draw in a friendly in September 2021.
Finland lost their last away game against Wales 3-1 in November 2020. Prior to this, they had been unbeaten each of their last five such visits (W2 D3).
Wales have won their last two competitive meetings with Finland, both in the UEFA Nations League in 2020. They’ve never won three in a row against them before.
Wales have never won a European Championship play-off match, drawing and losing against each of Hungary in 1962/1963, Yugoslavia in 1976 and Russia in 2003. However, they did qualify for the 2022 World Cup via the play-offs.
This is Finland’s first ever appearance in the play-off rounds for either the World Cup or European Championship. They won six games in the group stages, their joint-most ever in a single EURO/World Cup qualifying campaign.
Daniel James has been involved in five goals in his last five home appearances for Wales (1 goal, 4 assists), scoring or assisting every 55 minutes across those appearances.
Teemu Pukki – who is Finland’s all-time leading scorer (39) and has won the second-most caps (118) behind Jari Litmanen (137) – has been involved in 17 goals in his last 18 UEFA European Championship qualifying appearances (12 goals, 5 assists).