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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Poland

27': Matty Cash
45'+2': Robert Lewandowski
54': Jakub Kaminski

FT
3 - 1

Finland

88': Benjamin Kallman

About

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

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
2': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
2': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Adam Markhiev (Finland).
7': Matty Cash (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jesse Joronen (Finland). Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross.
8': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Joel Pohjanpalo.
12': Foul by Adam Markhiev (Finland).
12': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Offside, Poland. Bartosz Slisz is caught offside.
13': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
13': Piotr Zielinski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
14': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
14': Oliver Antman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt blocked. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash.
17': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Adam Markhiev.
18': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
22': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
22': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Adam Markhiev.
23': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
24': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
24': Matty Cash (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Poland).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Goal! Poland 1, Finland 0. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
29': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Matti Peltola.
29': Attempt missed. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Miro Tenho (Finland).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
34': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
34': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Substitution, Finland. Robert Ivanov replaces Miro Tenho because of an injury.
37': Attempt saved. Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jesse Joronen (Finland).
42': Delay in match (Finland).
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Przemyslaw Wisniewski.
44': Attempt missed. Jere Uronen (Finland) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen following a corner.
45': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
45': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Goal! Poland 2, Finland 0. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a through ball following a fast break.
45'+4': First Half ends, Poland 2, Finland 0.
45': Second Half begins Poland 2, Finland 0.
45': Substitution, Poland. Pawel Wszolek replaces Matty Cash.
47': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
50': Attempt blocked. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolai Alho.
52': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
52': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jesse Joronen (Finland). Assisted by Jakub Kaminski.
54': Goal! Poland 3, Finland 0. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
57': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
57': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
58': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Poland).
62': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Attempt missed. Kaan Kairinen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
64': Substitution, Finland. Adam Ståhl replaces Matti Peltola.
64': Substitution, Finland. Glen Kamara replaces Adam Markhiev.
64': Substitution, Finland. Benjamin Källman replaces Oliver Antman.
67': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland).
67': Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Robert Lewandowski.
67': Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Nicola Zalewski.
68': Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Kapustka replaces Bartosz Slisz.
68': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
69': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Kaan Kairinen.
70': Attempt missed. Kamil Grosicki (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
71': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Poland).
71': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Karol Swiderski.
74': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland).
74': Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt saved. Nikolai Alho (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Lukasz Skorupski (Poland).
78': Offside, Finland. Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
80': Substitution, Poland. Adam Buksa replaces Jakub Kaminski.
80': Substitution, Finland. Santeri Väänänen replaces Robin Lod.
81': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Poland).
81': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Attempt blocked. Bartosz Kapustka (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
85': Bartosz Kapustka (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Santeri Väänänen (Finland).
86': Handball by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
88': Goal! Poland 3, Finland 1. Benjamin Källman (Finland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
90'+2': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Pawel Wszolek (Poland).
90'+3': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
90'+3': Pawel Wszolek (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Poland 3, Finland 1.
0': Match ends, Poland 3, Finland 1.

Statistics

FIN		POL
11	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	1
54.9	Possession	45.1
5	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
416	Accurate Passes	312
493	Passes	395
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	23
0.0	Cross %	0.2
51	Long Balls	59
22	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	14
11	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
6	Interceptions	12
28	Effective Clearances	22
28	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Silesian Stadium
Location: Chorzow, Poland
Attendance: 50,897

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Netherlands	8	+23	20
2	Poland	8	+7	17
3	Finland	8	-6	10
4	Malta	8	-15	5

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Poland (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukasz Skorupski (GK)
5	Jan Bednarek
3	Przemyslaw Wisniewski
14	Jakub Kiwior
2	Matty Cash
10	Piotr Zielinski
17	Bartosz Slisz
21	Nicola Zalewski
20	Sebastian Szymanski
13	Jakub Kaminski
9	Robert Lewandowski

Poland Substitutes:

Pawel Wszolek, Jakub Piotrowski, Kamil Grabara, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Tomasz Kedziora, Bartlomiej Dragowski, Krzysztof Piatek, Jan Ziólkowski, Karol Swiderski, Kamil Grosicki, Adam Buksa, Bartosz Kapustka.

Finland (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Jesse Joronen (GK)
15	Miro Tenho
5	Ville Koski
2	Matti Peltola
11	Adam Markhiev
14	Kaan Kairinen
18	Jere Uronen
17	Nikolai Alho
20	Joel Pohjanpalo
7	Oliver Antman
8	Robin Lod

Finland Substitutes:

Teemu Pukki, Glen Kamara, Lucas Bergstrom, Adam Stahl, Benjamin Kallman, Anssi Suhonen, Fredrik Jensen, Robert Ivanov, Santeri Vaananen, Viljami Sinisalo, Oiva Jukkola, Topi Keskinen.

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