Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Poland
Match Time & Date:
7 September 2025
19:45
Prediction: 1-0
Finland
Buoyed by a 1-1 draw with Netherlands, Poland will be aiming to give fans yet another reason to celebrate as they welcome Finland to Stadion Slaski on Sunday. Fit-again Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski should keep his place up front as a lone centre-forward, while both Jakub Moder and Mateusz Wieteska remain in the recovery room. Poland boss Jan Urban is widely expected to stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation.
Finland, on the other hand, failed to upset Norway in a friendly on Thursday evening and given their difficulties on the road, we predict that Lewandowski and Co. are going to pick up all three points from the Stadion Slaski showdown. Experienced HJK attacker Teemu Pukki is likely to start from the bench once again, while Asteras defender Robert Ivanov could sneak into the starting XI. Earlier in the process, Finland defeated Poland 2-1 in Helsinki, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (Finland):
Finland national football team played their first international game before the World War 1. The Finns were beaten by fellow Nordic side Sweden (2-5) on October 22, 1911, but eleven years later they recorded their biggest ever win on the international stage.
Finland outclassed Estonia 10-2 in Helsinki and, speaking of their heaviest defeat, the team suffered a 13-0 loss to Germany in Leipzig during the World War II (1940). Finland national team became a member of FIFA back in 1908, but they have yet to qualify for the finals of the major tournament. The Finns did not participate in the European Championship finals as well, but several top-class footballers were part of their national football team in the past.
Former Liverpool ace Jari Litmanen scored 32 goals in 137 appearances for Finland and Sami Hyypia is yet another notable footballer who played for the Eagle-owls. The colour of Finland’s home kits is white, while they play their away games in blue shirts and blue shorts.
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