Germany vs Finland, 2026 International Friendly
· International FriendlyUndav scores brace, goes off injured as Germany ease to 4-0 win over Finland
Germany defeated Finland 4-0 in their first World Cup warm-up match but they will be sweating on the fitness of Deniz Undav.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ryan Mahuta.
- 3': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Anssi Suhonen.
- 6': Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Foul by Leo Walta (Finland).
- 7': Deniz Undav (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Adam Markhiev (Finland).
- 8': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
- 8': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Lennart Karl.
- 12': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
- 12': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Topi Keskinen.
- 21': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
- 23': Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
- 27': Attempt saved. Deniz Undav (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Jamal Musiala with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich.
- 28': Handball by Felix Nmecha (Germany).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Topi Keskinen.
- 29': Attempt missed. Anssi Suhonen (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Mahuta.
- 29': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Nico Schlotterbeck.
- 31': Foul by Felix Nmecha (Germany).
- 31': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).
- 33': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Felix Nmecha.
- 34': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Ville Koski.
- 34': Goal! Germany 1, Finland 0. Deniz Undav (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Deniz Undav (Germany).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Lennart Karl (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 37': Handball by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).
- 39': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Brown (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lennart Karl.
- 40': Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Ville Koski (Finland).
- 41': Handball by Ryan Mahuta (Finland).
- 41': Attempt saved. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland).
- 42': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Robin Lod.
- 44': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Brown.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Germany 1, Finland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Germany 1, Finland 0.
- 46': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Germany).
- 46': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Topi Keskinen (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Nico Schlotterbeck (Germany).
- 48': Goal! Germany 2, Finland 0. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 50': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Deniz Undav.
- 51': Attempt missed. Anssi Suhonen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leo Walta following a corner.
- 52': Offside, Germany. Deniz Undav is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).
- 54': Adam Markhiev (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Lennart Karl (Germany) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 57': Goal! Germany 3, Finland 0. Deniz Undav (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lennart Karl with a through ball following a fast break.
- 58': Substitution, Finland. Oliver Antman replaces Robin Lod.
- 58': Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Topi Keskinen.
- 58': Substitution, Finland. Joel Pohjanpalo replaces Benjamin Källman.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Deniz Undav (Germany).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Germany. Maximilian Beier replaces Deniz Undav because of an injury.
- 62': Attempt saved. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Lukás Hrádecky (Finland). Assisted by Lennart Karl.
- 63': Goal! Germany 4, Finland 0. Jamal Musiala (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
- 64': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
- 64': Adam Markhiev (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Offside, Finland. Daniel Håkans is caught offside.
- 65': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Tony Miettinen.
- 66': Attempt missed. Lennart Karl (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich following a corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Leo Walta (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Markhiev.
- 68': Foul by Maximilian Beier (Germany).
- 68': Nikolai Alho (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).
- 70': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Leo Walta (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
- 73': Substitution, Finland. Samuli Miettinen replaces Nikolai Alho.
- 73': Substitution, Finland. Miro Tenho replaces Leo Walta.
- 73': Substitution, Germany. Nick Woltemade replaces Florian Wirtz.
- 73': Substitution, Germany. Leroy Sané replaces Lennart Karl.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Mahuta (Finland).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Finland. Naatan Skyttä replaces Ryan Mahuta because of an injury.
- 79': Attempt missed. Jamal Musiala (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Kimmich with a cross.
- 80': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Jamal Musiala (Germany).
- 81': Attempt missed. Felix Nmecha (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic with a through ball.
- 84': Substitution, Germany. Nadiem Amiri replaces Felix Nmecha.
- 88': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Anssi Suhonen.
- 89': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Miro Tenho.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Beier (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Musiala.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Maximilian Beier (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Miro Tenho.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nadiem Amiri (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Germany 4, Finland 0.
- 0': Match ends, Germany 4, Finland 0.
Statistics
FIN |
GER![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.2 | Possession | 64.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 315 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 369 | Passes | 682 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 15 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 32 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: MEWA ARENA
Location: Mainz, Germany
Line-Ups
Germany (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Oliver Baumann (GK) |
| 15 | Nico Schlotterbeck |
| 4 | Jonathan Tah |
| 18 | Nathaniel Brown |
| 6 | Joshua Kimmich |
| 10 | Jamal Musiala |
| 5 | Aleksandar Pavlovic |
| 23 | Felix Nmecha |
| 26 | Deniz Undav |
| 17 | Florian Wirtz |
| 25 | Lennart Karl |
Finland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Tony Miettinen |
| 21 | Ville Koski |
| 14 | Ryan Mahuta |
| 17 | Nikolai Alho |
| 6 | Leo Walta |
| 16 | Anssi Suhonen |
| 11 | Adam Markhiev |
| 19 | Benjamin Kallman |
| 8 | Robin Lod |
| 18 | Topi Keskinen |
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