UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Thursday, March 21, 2024
Finland LLLWW 1
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Wales WWWDD 4
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WAL224
Cardiff City Stadium · 32,162 att.

Match Report

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Wales to meet Poland for Euros place after beating Finland 4-1

Substitute Dan James put the icing on the cake with a second-half solo goal as Wales thrashed Finland 4-1 in Cardiff on Thursday to set up a playoff final with Poland for a place at Euro 2024.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
2
6
Saves
1
58.9
Possession
41.1
9
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
478
Accurate Passes
318
549
Passes
379
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
9
Crosses
7
0.4
Cross %
0.6
41
Long Balls
41
13
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
7
8
Effective Clearances
17
8
Clearances
17

Head to Head

WAL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WAL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 12Danny WardG
  2. 6Joe RodonCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5Chris MephamCD-R
  5. 15Ethan AmpaduCM-L
  6. 17Jordan JamesCM-R
  7. 3Neco WilliamsLM
  8. 14Connor RobertsRM
  9. 9Brennan JohnsonF
  10. 8Harry WilsonCF-L
  11. 7David BrooksCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Wayne HennesseySUB
  2. 22Josh SheehanSUB
  3. 2Morgan FoxSUB
  4. 19Jay Da SilvaSUB
  5. 18Liam CullenSUB
  6. 21Tom KingSUB
  7. 13Kieffer MooreSUB
  8. 10Aaron RamseySUB
  9. 11Rabbi MatondoSUB
  10. 23Nathan BroadheadSUB
  11. 20Daniel JamesSUB
  12. 16Charlie SavageSUB

FIN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Lukas HradeckyG
  2. 4Robert IvanovCD-L
  3. 15Miro TenhoCD-R
  4. 2Matti PeltolaLB
  5. 17Nikolai AlhoRB
  6. 6Glen KamaraCM-L
  7. 11Rasmus SchüllerCM-R
  8. 21Daniel HåkansLM
  9. 8Robin LodRM
  10. 20Joel PohjanpaloCF-L
  11. 10Teemu PukkiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Anssi SuhonenSUB
  2. 14Kaan KairinenSUB
  3. 3Richard JensenSUB
  4. 13Pyry SoiriSUB
  5. 19Benjamin KallmanSUB
  6. 12Jesse JoronenSUB
  7. 18Jere UronenSUB
  8. 23Viljami SinisaloSUB
  9. 5Arttu HoskonenSUB
  10. 22Ilmari NiskanenSUB
  11. 9Fredrik Oldrup JensenSUB
  12. 16Oliver AntmanSUB

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! Wales 1, Finland 0. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 22' Robin Lod (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Goal! Wales 2, Finland 0. Neco Williams (Wales) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 45' Goal! Wales 2, Finland 1. Teemu Pukki (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Pohjanpalo with a through ball.
  5. 47' Goal! Wales 3, Finland 1. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Brooks following a set piece situation.
  6. 50' Miro Tenho (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Jordan James (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces David Brooks.
  9. 65' Harry Wilson (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' Daniel Håkans (Finland) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 73' Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces Brennan Johnson.
  12. 73' Substitution, Finland. Oliver Antman replaces Robin Lod.
  13. 73' Substitution, Finland. Kaan Kairinen replaces Rasmus Schüller.
  14. 74' Chris Mepham (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 78' Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
  16. 78' Substitution, Finland. Fredrik Jensen replaces Teemu Pukki.
  17. 86' Goal! Wales 4, Finland 1. Daniel James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  18. 87' Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Nikolai Alho.
  19. 90' Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces Harry Wilson.
  20. 90'+5' Kieffer Moore (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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