| UEFA Nations League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Finland V/s England
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COMPETITION : | Round 4
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| DATE: | 13-10-2024
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TIME:
| 9:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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| Finland | Lineup |
Possible XI: Hradecky (GK); Stahl, Hoskonen, Ivanov, Galvez; Walta, Schuller; Lod, Kamara, Keskinen; Pohjanpalo. | |
| England | Lineup |
Possible XI: Pickford (GK); Alexander Arnold, Stones, Colwill, Lewis; Saka, Palmer, Rice, Gordon; Foden, Bellingham. | |
Preview: Finland Vs England
The Three Lions look forward to returning to winning ways against Finland:
Finland are set to lock horns against reigning EURO 2024 silver medalist England in the upcoming UEFA Nations League Group F fixture at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Finland had one of the most disappointing starts to their UEFA Nations League campaign after conceding three defeats in a row. In their last three encounters, they have merely scored a solitary goal and conceded seven. After facing humiliating defeats against table toppers Greece and England, Finland drew the first blood against Ireland in the seventeenth minute in their most recent encounter. However, goals from Scales and Brady ensured the Irish take all three points back home.
The EURO 2024 silver medalist had an optimistic start to their Nations League campaign after getting the better of Ireland and Finland in their opening two encounters. However, their winning streak and clean sheet record hit a roadblock in their recent encounter against Greece, which culminated in a scoreline of 2-1 in favour of the Greeks. An 87th-minute strike from Bellingham was not enough to equalise the score, leaving England empty-handed in their last match..
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About UEFA Nations League:
History
The UEFA Nations League is a international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.
The first tournament began in September 2018. The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals, played in Portugal in June 2019. The competition replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar, with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable level.
Since 1999, various UEFA bodies had discussed national associations' needs for more competitive fixtures, including more attractive international friendlies, more competitive matches and increased revenue. In 2001, UEFA proposed three potential formats for a new national team competition, with a first edition tentatively planned for 2004–2007. However, this ultimately did not come to fruition.
In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association President Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The proposed tournament would take place on dates on the FIFA International Match Calendar that were previously allocated for international friendlies and would not affect the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
In March 2014, UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino stated that one of the benefits of the proposal would be to help "less glamorous" national associations arrange games.
The Royal Belgian Football Association's general secretary, Steven Martens, said that lower-ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted by the 54 UEFA member associations at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.
