As early as this fall, attempts to reach the 2025 World Cup began for ten lower-ranked European countries. Finland has long grappled with the question of whether there will be a start in the playoffs, the blue and white national team will be included and will face Great Britain.
EHF publishes the draw For a double header at the beginning of November with five pairs trying to eliminate each other:
Luxembourg – Israel, Great Britain and Finland, Latvia – Estonia, Slovakia – Kosovo, Turkey – Italy.
Recently, two months ago, there were question marks for the Finnish men’s national team and the level of ongoing operations.
– We must not jeopardize our financial resources, but at the same time we must continue to develop the team and give players the opportunity to play international matches. If there are no qualifiers, we will still have work and play international matches, national team captain Ola Lindgren told YLE at the time.
Once qualification confirmed, Finland also negotiated a private hall solution. The EHF abandons the principle of a minimum of 2,500 seats and allows Finland to play in front of full stands, and just over 1,000 people can be accommodated in Karis.
connection: The men’s world championship qualifying draw prepares the Baltic clash
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