Finland’s soccer followers have wept many tears of frustration at their nationwide group’s agonising failures to qualify for main worldwide tournaments.
Tears flowed once more two weeks in the past. But this time, they had been tears of pleasure. At lengthy final, the Huuhkajat, or Eagle Owls, had lastly received the job executed – reserving an historic first- ever berth on the UEFA EURO 2020 finals subsequent June/July.
The Nordic nation of some 5.5 million inhabitants celebrated wildly after their group’s snug 3-Zero success over Liechtenstein in Helsinki. The victory ensured Finland can have a front-row seat at subsequent summer time’s pan-European pageant of soccer, staged in 12 host cities throughout the c…