European youth, Finland U21 vs Netherlands U21: The Netherlands U21 luxury lineup is in the European youth competition

The football circle has been very lively recently. The big-name stars here are still fighting on the battlefield, while the young players in the European Youth Championship are already eager to try it out! Today, let’s focus on a future star competition - Finnish U21 vs. Dutch U21.

【Finland U21: After years of dormant, he finally broke out of his cocoon and became a butterfly? 】

After many years, Finnish U21 finally reached the finals of the European Youth Championship again, which is the second time they have visited this event in history. The last appearance dates back to 2009, when they were unfortunately eliminated in the group stage.

In order to achieve this breakthrough, the Finnish U21 has gone through many hardships in the qualifiers. They encountered the strong Norwegian team in the play-offs. Both teams won second place in their respective qualifier groups. In the end, Finland U21 successfully eliminated its opponents with a strong performance of 6-3 in two rounds and advanced to the finals.

In March this year, they played two warm-up matches. First, he lost to Georgia 2-4 at home, and then defeated Slovenia 1-0. In the game, Pitia scored the winning goal in the 18th minute. For head coach Mika Lekuvosau, the only question is Casper Teho (a player at Paderborn Club), who is still on the roster even though he has not played since April 26.

【Dutch U21: The Orange Legion makes a comeback? 】

This is the third consecutive time in the Netherlands U21 and the tenth time in history to participate in the European Youth Championship finals. In the last game in 2023, they were unexpectedly eliminated in the group stage, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the traditional strong team that has won the championship trophy twice (2006 and 2007).

For this reason, in this qualifier for the European Youth Championship, the Dutch U21 showed unquestionable dominance. They achieved a perfect record of 10 wins in the third group, directly locking in the promotion qualification. Whether in official games or friendly matches, they maintained a record of 10 games (8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses), which is unstoppable.

In the latest friendly match (June 6), they beat Côte d'Ivoire 3-0. After the game, head coach Rezig said earnestly: Although we beat a good team (Côte d'Ivoire), we cannot ignore that we have given our opponents a lot of shooting opportunities. He hopes that in this way, the players will be vigilant.

The Netherlands U21 has a talented roster with a wide range of young talents including Rentz (Roma), Mattson (Aston Villa), Taylor (Ajax), Fitz-Jim (Ajax), Ruben van Bomel (Alkmaar) and Emmega (Strasbourg), many of them have made their mark in the top European leagues or played important roles in their respective clubs.

【Match prediction: The strength gap, can Finland be upset? 】

The Finnish U21 was already a huge success. We look forward to them striving to try to limit the stronger Dutch U21 in this game.

However, the Orange Legion has an absolute advantage in every position, with many players on the team who play in the elite league or play a key role in the team. Their overall strength is undoubtedly a crushing level.

Although everything is possible on the football field, the away victory of the Netherlands U21 in this game is probably a foregone conclusion. In order to make the prediction of this game more valuable, we can boldly predict that the Netherlands U21 is expected to take the lead in half and win the final big score: Finland 1-3 Netherlands.