For a time we were a joke in Finnish society and I don't think it was a nice feeling being a fan of the national team. Sparv (bottom row, far left) praised the special diversity in this Finland national team'I do believe it helps having that kind of diversity and different backgrounds, different experiences,' Sparv claims. The mastermind behind Finland's qualification is former school teacher Markku 'Rive' Kanerva, who has created his own 'Rivelution' as national team coach. It feels like coming home to your family when you go for the national team break. You could see some of the guys were big, big talents from the start.

Source: Daily Mail June 12, 2021 07:13 UTC