Wales have been drawn to host Finland in the semi-finals of the qualification playoffs for Euro 2024. The match will happen on 21 March at Cardiff City Stadium.
Should Rob Page’s males win that single-leg tie, they might then host both Poland or Estonia 5 days later to play for a spot at subsequent summer time’s event in Germany.
Finland completed third in Northern Ireland’s qualifying group – 4 factors behind each Denmark and Slovenia – after profitable six of their 10 fixtures. They sit 62nd in the Fifa rankings, 34 locations under Wales, and are aiming to qualify for the European Championships for less than the second time following their debut at Euro 2020.
Wales are searching for to safe a 3rd successive look on the finals of the competitors and attain a fourth main event out of the final 5 after final 12 months ending their 64-year wait to play on the World Cup. They completed third in Group D of qualifying, behind pool winners Turkey and second-placed Croatia.
Just three of the 24 locations at Euro 2024 stay up for grabs, with Wales making an attempt to navigate Path A of the playoffs.
In Path B, Israel face a semi-final in opposition to Iceland following Thursday’s draw at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, whereas Bosnia and Herzegovina will host Ukraine.
Georgia tackle fellow potential event debutants Luxembourg in Path C, whereas Kazakhstan journey to 2004 champions Greece in the opposite semi-final of that route.
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