FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Finland vs Poland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Finland
  • 31': Joel Pohjanpalo (P)
  • 64': Benjamin Kallman
FT
2 - 1
Poland
  • 69': Jakub Kiwior

About

Finland are hosting Poland at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 4': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
  • 4': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Jakub Moder (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
  • 7': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by Bartosz Slisz (Poland).
  • 7': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner,Poland. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Mateusz Skrzypczak (Poland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
  • 14': Karol Swiderski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Mateusz Skrzypczak (Poland).
  • 15': Glen Kamara (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 19': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
  • 19': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Offside, Finland. Robin Lod is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateusz Skrzypczak.
  • 26': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
  • 26': Jakub Moder (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Penalty Finland. Robin Lod draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 29': Penalty conceded by Lukasz Skorupski (Poland) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Goal! Finland 1, Poland 0. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Offside, Poland. Krzysztof Piatek is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 34': Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Jan Bednarek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Foul by Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
  • 35': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Kaan Kairinen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bartosz Slisz.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
  • 40': Corner,Finland. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Miro Tenho (Finland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Finland 1, Poland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Finland 1, Poland 0.
  • 46': Foul by Jakub Moder (Poland).
  • 46': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Corner,Finland. Conceded by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 47': Foul by Fredrik Jensen (Finland).
  • 47': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Jensen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
  • 52': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Miro Tenho (Finland) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 53': Corner,Finland. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen with a cross following a corner.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a headed pass.
  • 58': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Kaminski replaces Karol Swiderski.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Krzysztof Piatek (Poland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
  • 62': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
  • 62': Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Finland. Nikolai Alho replaces Fredrik Jensen.
  • 63': Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Joel Pohjanpalo because of an injury.
  • 64': Goal! Finland 2, Poland 0. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Antman following a fast break.
  • 66': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
  • 66': Jakub Moder (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
  • 66': Corner,Poland. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Jakub Moder (Poland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Bartosz Slisz (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Cash.
  • 68': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
  • 68': Jakub Kiwior (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Goal! Finland 2, Poland 1. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen replaces Jere Uronen.
  • 73': Corner,Finland. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukasz Skorupski (Poland).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Glen Kamara (Finland).
  • 81': Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matty Cash.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
  • 86': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Oliver Antman.
  • 86': Substitution, Finland. Robert Ivanov replaces Robin Lod.
  • 86': Substitution, Poland. Adam Buksa replaces Krzysztof Piatek.
  • 87': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Piotrowski replaces Jakub Moder.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Mateusz Skrzypczak.
  • 90': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
  • 90': Jakub Piotrowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 11 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
  • 90'+2': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Corner,Poland. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
  • 90'+5': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Poland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+8': Hand ball by Jakub Piotrowski (Poland).
  • 90'+9': Corner,Poland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
  • 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Bartosz Slisz (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+11': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bartosz Slisz.
  • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Finland 2, Poland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Finland 2, Poland 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 7
52.6 Possession 47.4
24 SHOTS 13
9 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
349 Accurate Passes 318
424 Passes 393
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 4
28 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.4
40 Long Balls 45
18 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
7 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 8
16 Tackles 13
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 12
18 Effective Clearances 38
18 Clearances 38

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 16,511

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Finland 4 0 7
2 Netherlands 2 +10 6
3 Poland 3 +2 6
4 Lithuania 3 -1 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

FIN Finland (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
5 Arttu Hoskonen
15 Miro Tenho
16 Matti Peltola
6 Glen Kamara
14 Kaan Kairinen Yellow Card
18 Jere Uronen
9 Fredrik Jensen
20 Joel Pohjanpalo
11 Oliver Antman
8 Robin Lod
Finland Substitutes:
Juhani Pikkarainen, Viljami Sinisalo, Ville Tikkanen, Nikolai Alho, Robert Ivanov, Anssi Suhonen, Teemu Pukki, Tommi Jyry, Jesse Joronen, Onni Valakari, Ilmari Niskanen, Benjamin Kallman.

POL Poland (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
5 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
14 Jakub Kiwior
16 Mateusz Skrzypczak
21 Nicola Zalewski Yellow Card
2 Matty Cash
17 Bartosz Slisz
8 Jakub Moder
10 Sebastian Szymanski
11 Karol Swiderski
23 Krzysztof Piatek
Poland Substitutes:
Mateusz Wieteska, Bartosz Bereszynski, Mateusz Bogusz, Pawel Dawidowicz, Jakub Piotrowski, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Adam Buksa, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Marcin Bulka, Bartosz Mrozek, Maximillian Oyedele, Jakub Kaminski.

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