FINLAND boss Markku Kanerva has announced his final 22-man squad for the competition this summer.
Kanerva - final squad decision.
However there is still on more place left in the squad as Kanerva wants to speak to Udinese’s Roman Eremenko, who has spent this season on-loan at Dynamo Kiev, as he has been playing regularly for the senior team.
As expected captain Tim Sparv is included in the squad along with Sevilla striker Teemu Pukki.
Though there is no place for ex-Leicester striker Tomi Petrescu.
Here is the list in full.
Goalkeepers: Anssi Jaakkola (AC Siena), Lukas Hradecky (Esbjerg fB), Jukka Lehtovaara (FC TPS Turku)
Defenders: Jukka Raitala (HJK Helsinki), Joni Aho (FC International Turku), Ville Jalasto (Aalesunds FK), Jonas Portin (FF Jaro), Joona Toivio (AZ Alkmaar), Tuomo Turunen (FC Honka Espoo), Pyry Kärkkäinen (HJK Helsinki)
Midfielders: Tim Sparv (Halmstads BK), Mehmet Hetemaj (Panionios GSS), Juha Hakola (Heracles Almelo), Kasper Hämäläinen (FC TPS Turku), Mika Ojala (FC International Turku), Nicholas Otaru, (FC Honka Espoo), Perparim Hetemaj (AEK Athens FC), Jussi Vasara (FC Honka Espoo)
Forwards: Berat Sadik (DSC Arminia Bielefeld), Teemu Pukki (Sevilla FC), Jarno Parikka (HJK Helsinki), Aleksandr Kokko (FC Honka Espoo)
Find out how Finland qualified by clicking here and you can also find the original provisional squad by clicking here.
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Petrescu is left out because of a foot injury, he would most certainly have been part of the squad otherwise.
Ah, I see, thanks for the reply. I was wondering why he was omitted and couldn’t figure out why.
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