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UEFA Euro 2020 Live Score, Finland vs Russia Updates: VAR Cancels Finland Goal

UEFA Euro 2020 LIVE Score and Updates: Finland 0-0 Russia, as Turkey-Wales and Italy-Switzerland face-off later.

News18 Sports | June 16, 2021, 18:36 IST

UEFA Euro 2020: Finland vs Russia

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FIN v RUS: VAR - NO GOAL!
FIN v RUS: KO
FIN v RUS: XIs

UEFA Euro 2020 Live Score, Finland vs Russia Updates: Finland take on Russia at the Saint Petersburg Stadium, with hopes of booking their spot in the Euro 2020 knockouts. Joel Pohjanpalo scored but a VAR check showed he was offside.

Wales are bracing for a hostile reception when they face Turkey in Baku at Euro 2020 on Wednesday while rejuvenated Italy can seal their place in the last-16 with victory against Switzerland.

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Jun 16, 2021 18:36 (IST)

NOT A GOAL!

Joel Pohjanpalo out it in the back of the net for Finland against Russia! A VAR check shows he was in an offside position by a hair's distance... Russia sigh relief.

Jun 16, 2021 18:32 (IST)

Kick-Off! Finland and Russia get us underway!

Jun 16, 2021 18:25 (IST)

Points Table - Group B

Jun 16, 2021 18:12 (IST)

Finland vs Russia - Starting XIs

Russia will start a new goalkeeper as they look to reinvigorate their defence in their Euro 2020 Group B match against Finland after a stinging 3-0 loss to Belgium in their opening match.

Matvei Safonov, 22, takes over from Anton Shunin in goal while defender Andrei Semyonov starts on the bench. Finland captain Tim Sparv is not in the team's starting lineup, possibly due to a lingering knee injury, and is replaced by Rasmus Schuller.

Making their first appearance at the finals of a major tournament, Finland beat Denmark 1-0 in their first game which was overshadowed by the collapse on the pitch of Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen. Russia have not won any of their last six matches at the Euros, their last win dating back to the opening game of the 2012 tournament.

Finland: Lukas Hradecky; Joona Toivio, Paulus Arajuuri (captain), Daniel O'Shaughnessy; Jukka Raitala, Robin Lod, Rasmus Schuller, Glen Kamara, Jere Uronen; Joel Pohjanpalo, Teemu Pukki

Russia: Matvei Safonov; Georgy Dzhikiya, Dmitry Barinov, Igor Diveyev, Mario Fernandes; Roman Zobnin, Magomed Ozdoyev, Daler Kuzyayev, Alexander Golovin; Alexei Miranchuk, Artyom Dzyuba (captain)

Jun 16, 2021 17:53 (IST)

Hello and welcome to the matchday live coverage of Euro 2020.

Today's Matches:

Finland vs Russia

Turkey vs Wales

Italy vs Switzerland

UEFA Euro 2020 Live Score, Finland vs Russia Updates: VAR Cancels Finland Goal

UEFA Euro 2020: Finland vs Russia (AP)

Finland vs Russia

A place in the knockout stage at Euro 2020 is within reach and will be guaranteed with a win over Russia on Wednesday.

That hasn’t happened in more than a century — since a 2-1 victory at the Olympic soccer tournament in 1912, when Finland was under the control of Russia — but the Finns might not have a better chance to end that long wait.

Russia was beaten by Belgium 3-0 in its opening game in Group B, tying its biggest loss at a European Championship, and has won only three of its last 12 matches.

Injuries contributed to two of the five substitutions made by Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov by the 63rd minute of the game against Belgium, but the fact he used up his maximum allocation of changes so early indicated his discontentment and that he might not be so sure of his best team.

Finland, on the other hand, has a small, tight-knit group of players who know their roles inside-out under the guidance of Markku Kanerva, a former primary school teacher. And confidence can only be high after securing the biggest win in the country’s history against Denmark.

The estimated 5,000 Finland fans expected to be part of the limited capacity of 30,500 inside the stadium in St. Petersburg, a city less than 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Finnish border, should travel in good heart.

Turkey vs Wales

Turkey will face a Wales team looking to build on its opening draw when the teams meet Wednesday at the European Championship.

Azerbaijan is an ally of Turkey and the two countries have close cultural ties, so a large delegation of traveling fans and locals are expected.

Italy vs Switzerland

Roberto Mancini’s Italy were impressive in their first outing and, with home advantage in Rome, will be confident of securing qualification for the knockout phase, when they take on Switzerland.

The 1968 European champions, on a 28-match unbeaten run, have a rich international pedigree and are desperate to atone for the humiliation of failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

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