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

Finland

31': Joel Pohjanpalo (P)
64': Benjamin Kallman

FT
2 - 1

Poland

69': Jakub Kiwior

Introduction

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 Commentary

31': Goal! Finland 1, Poland 0. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
34': Jan Bednarek (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Kaan Kairinen (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': First Half ends, Finland 1, Poland 0.
58': Substitution, Poland. Jakub Kaminski replaces Karol Swiderski.
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.
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.
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.
90'+2': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Finland 2, Poland 1.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Netherlands	6	16	0
+6	Poland	6	13	1
-5	Finland	7	10	3
-5	Lithuania	7	3	4

Full Table

Statistics

POL		FIN
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

Line-Ups

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
18	Jere Uronen
9	Fredrik Jensen
20	Joel Pohjanpalo
11	Oliver Antman
8	Robin Lod

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.

Poland (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
5	Jan Bednarek
14	Jakub Kiwior
16	Mateusz Skrzypczak
21	Nicola Zalewski
2	Matty Cash
17	Bartosz Slisz
8	Jakub Moder
10	Sebastian Szymanski
11	Karol Swiderski
23	Krzysztof Piatek

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.