World Cup Qualification 2026: Finland-Malta, the likely lineups

At the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, the match in Group G of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between Finland and Malta will be played at 6:45 p.m. Italian time, 7:45 p.m. local.

The hosts are in the last match of the group and 99 percent out of the playoffs as well, in their last match last month they lost narrowly 4-0 to the Netherlands.

The guests, on the other hand, are bottom of the group with two draws and four defeats, the last one at home 4-0 against the Netherlands, the first formation in the group that evidently has a habit of this kind of result.

The likely lineups

FINLAND (5-4-1): Joronen; Alho, Stahl, Tehno, Koski, Lähteenmäki; Antman, Kairinen, Vaananen, Keskinen; Walta. Ct: Friis.

MALTA (4-2-3-1): Bonello; Corbalan, Shaw, Pepe, Camenzuli; Guillaumier, Satariano; Mbong, Teuma, Chouaref; Cardona. Ct: De Leo.