The very entry into the European football forum was a colossal success for Finland. This national team has never been able to qualify for the main tournament of the continent before, but in the selection, which took place in 2019, the Finns were frankly lucky with the draw. The squad of Markku Kanerva became a member of Group J, where, as expected, Italy dominated, beating all teams twice. Finland, along the way, was able to register six victories, gaining 18 points, which allowed the team to take a ticket to Euro 2020 from second place. Opponents in the person of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Armenia and Liechtenstein were beaten exclusively in home games and without conceded goals. In their debut match at the European Championship, Finland met with Denmark and tried on the status of an obvious outsider. But the tragedy that happened to the leader of the Danes, Christian Erikson, negatively affected the game of the scarlet after the match resumed, while the only shot on target of the rival Yoel Pohjanpalo was converted into a sensational victory for Finland with a minimum score (1:0).
For the second time in a row, the Wales national team reached the final tournament of the European Championship, like today’s rival. Eight rounds of the qualifying stage brought the dragons four successful fights and two draws, which corresponds to 14 points and second place. The British released Croatia by three points, while being ahead of Slovakia, Hungary and Azerbaijan. It should be noted the brilliant performance of the Welsh in the League of Nations, where Ryan Giggs’ wards have never lost in six rounds, conceded one goal, gained 16 points and a ticket to League A. In the selection for the 2022 World Cup, the Reds started with a defeat to the Belgian national team (1:3), but in the second game they managed to beat the Czech Republic (1:0). In the debut game of the current tournament, the team managed to snatch a draw in a duel against Switzerland (1:1), for which we made a prediction.
