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Finland squad for Andorra, Macedonia World Cup qualifiers [Fri Aug 26th, 2005]
Helsinki (Reuters) - Finland's coach Jyrki Heliskoski named the following squad on Friday for the World Cup European zone Group One qualifiers away to Andorra on September 3 and the home game against Macedonia on September 7.
Finland currently lie fourth in the group with 12 points from eight games.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton Wanderers), Mikko Kaven (Tampere United).
Defenders: Markus Heikkinen (Luton Town), Sami Hyypia (Liverpool), Toni Kallio (Molde), Toni Kuivasto (Djurgarden), Petri Pasanen (Werder Bremen), Janne Saarinen (Kobenhavn) and Hannu Tihinen (Anderlecht).
Midfielders: Alexei Eremenko (Lecce), Peter Kopteff (Viking Stavanger), Pekka Lagerblom (Werder Bremen), Jari Litmanen (Malmo), Aki Riihilahti (Crystal Palace) and Teemu Tainio (Tottenham Hotspur).
Forwards: Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City), Jonatan Johansson (Charlton Athletic) and Shefki Kuqi (Blackburn Rovers).
Heliskoski also included defender Ari Nyman (Inter Turku) and midfielder Daniel Sjolund (Djurgarden) for the Andorra game, while adding midfielders Joonas Kolkka (Crystal Palace) and Paulus Roiha (Brugge) for the match against Macedonia four days later.
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