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Latest Finland vs Netherlands team information

38-year-old midfielder Roman Eremenko was recalled to the Finnish national team after a nine-year absence, thanks to his excellent form at Gnistan. However, he was forced to withdraw due to injury.

Four experienced mainstays – Lukas Hradecky, Teemu Pukki, Joel Pohjanpalo and Robin Lod – are all available, with Hradecky likely to start and become only the sixth Finnish player to reach 100 caps.

Matias Siltanen (Djurgarden, 18 years old) and Tommi Jyry (Petrolul Ploiesti, 25 years old) were called up to the national team for the first time and could make their debut this weekend, although the chances of both starting are not high.

For the Netherlands, Bart Verbruggen, Jurrien Timber, Jerdy Schouten, Brian Brobbey, Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee, Kenneth Taylor and Joey Veerman are all absent from the 23-man squad – with the first four absent due to injury or fitness.

However, Nathan Ake has returned from foot surgery and will compete for the left-back spot with Ajax youngster Jorrel Hato. On the opposite flank, Denzel Dumfries, Lutsharel Geertruida and Liverpool new boy Jeremie Frimpong are all candidates to start.

In midfield, Frenkie de Jong could partner Tijjani Reijnders – who is set to join Manchester City. Meanwhile, coach Koeman confirmed that he will choose one of the two names Memphis Depay or Wout Weghorst to play as a striker. They will be supported by Xavi Simons, Cody Gakpo and Justin Kluivert in attack.

Latest predicted lineup Finland vs Netherlands

Finland:

Hradecky; Alho, Tenho, Ivanov, Uronen; Kamara, Kairinen, Lod; Antman, Pohjanpalo, Kallman

Netherlands:

Flekken; Dumfries, Van Hecke, Van Dijk, Ake; De Jong, Reijnders; Kluivert, Simons, Gakpo; Weghorst

Latest football commentary Finland vs Netherlands

The Netherlands had hoped to feature in the UEFA Nations League this month, but their dramatic quarter-final against Spain – which featured 10 goals over two legs – was in vain as they lost 5-4 on penalties in March.

In fact, winning under Ronald Koeman has not been easy. He has only led the “Orange Storm” to two wins in his last nine matches in all competitions (D4 L3) – both of which were devastating home victories against Bosnia-Herzegovina (5-2) and Hungary (4-0) in the Nations League.

Having entered the UEFA Nations League three months ago, the Netherlands are currently lagging behind in the World Cup qualifying race, with all four remaining Group G opponents having played two games. The Oranje are six points behind leaders Poland, who have won their opening two games.

Ranked 6th in the world by FIFA, the Netherlands are aiming for their 12th appearance at the World Cup finals. To do so, they need to win at least 6 of their 8 group stage matches. Historically, the Netherlands have never qualified without winning at least 60% of their matches.

In theory, the trip to Finland is considered one of the toughest matches in Group G for Koeman's team. However, the Netherlands can be completely confident, having won all four recent matches against the "Eagles" in the Euro and World Cup qualifiers, with a total score of 11-2.

Finland failed to win any of their eight internationals in 2024 (D1 L7) and were relegated from League B Group 2 of the Nations League after losing all six of their matches in a group that also included England, Ireland and Greece.

Under new coach Jacob Friis – who replaced Markku Kanerva in January – Finland have started 2025 relatively smoothly, taking four points from their first two World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Lithuania.

Oliver Antman scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over 10-man Malta, before they blew a two-goal lead and drew 2-2 with Lithuania in their final game of March. The result left Finland second in Group G, at least three points clear of the three teams behind.

Ranked 69th in the world by FIFA, Finland are hoping to qualify for the World Cup for the first time in their history, after 18 failures. In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, they finished third in their group, just one point behind Ukraine – who have qualified for the play-offs.

Friis will need to improve his home form, as Finland have lost their last three home games – conceding at least two goals in each – and have also won just one of their last five World Cup qualifiers at home (D2 L2).

Latest Finland vs Netherlands score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Finland vs Netherlandsas follows:

• Sportsmole:Finland 0-2 Netherlands

• WhoScore:Finland 1-2 Netherlands
• Our newspaper predicts:Finland 0-2 Netherlands

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