For the first time ever, Finland appears in the European championship, an historic moment for them. They placed second behind Italy in qualifying by winning six of ten matches, mostly thanks to talisman striker Teamu Pukki of newly promoted EPL side Norwich. He scored ten times in ten games to do his country proud and qualifying for their first ever mega-tournament.

Coach Markku Kanerva has done wonders since 2016; he also managed the U-21 Finland team for 12 years, so he has done something right. However, there is some concern for the Finns recent form; they have no wins in their last five games, being defeated by the likes of Switzerland and Sweden in friendly fixtures

Pukki scored 26 goals this season to help Norwich get promoted to the Premier League and also led Finland into their first international tournament. He was even more prolific in qualifying with 10 goals in 10 games and joined some illustrious company — finishing one. Pukki started qualifying for next year's World Cup with three goals in two games, reaching 30 international goals to sit behind three behind Jari Litmanen's national team scoring record. He'll have a chance to catch Litmanen in Group B with matches against Denmark, Russia and Belgium.