Finland and Canada will meet in the World Cup final from 3 o’clock.
Canada will go to the under-20 World Cup finals as early favorites.
Straightforward and physical style of play, lots of shots and determination towards the goal. Endless confidence in front of the home crowd. Quality players.
With these fins, Canada is going to take down Finland in Sunday morning’s World Cup final.
In the lions’ booth, there is no pounding.
– We wanted revenge from Canada and we got it. The dream of the world championship is alive. We’re one win away from that. This is what we wanted and here we are, thinks the Finnish Department of Labor Eetu Liukas.
Liukas has mainly played Oliver Kapanen in a chain where the third player is Kalle Väisänen.
Eetu Liukas wants revenge. PDO
In the semi-final, Finland defeated Sweden 1-0. Canada took down the Czech Republic in their own game.
The 193-centimeter Liukas, who went through the TPS junior mill, wants to focus only on his own team’s affairs.
– Struggle, community spirit and confidence in one’s own doing. These are the three strengths of this Finnish team that come to mind first.
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One of Finland’s strengths is standing between the goalposts. KalPan Juha Jatkola was the coaching’s surprise goal for the semi-final. KalPa’s man played a wonderful clean sheet.
– Saturday is an opportunity to pursue a childhood dream. It’s a great job and it will be a tough game, says Jatkola.
– We have to play with the same look as against Sweden. In that, every guy sacrificed himself and played his role excellently. And maybe a little more to it, says Liukas, who is guaranteed to challenge the Canadians strictly in the physical mirror.
Finland–Canada starts on Sunday at 3:00 a.m. Finnish time. The match can be watched on the TV5 channel and the Discovery+ service.