Finland will be aiming to recover from a 3-1 loss to Poland when they take on Lithuania on Thursday evening. Finland are eager to keep their World Cup qualifying hopes alive and they have no other option but to go all guns blazing at Lithuania. The good news for the hosts is that defender Miro Tenho has overcome his minor injury, while Hannover forward Benjamin Kallman is pushing for a start after scoring as a substitute in the last qualifying match. Lithuania, on the other hand, have yet to record a win in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. As the former Soviet Republic have little to play for in Thursday’s encounter, we are tempted to place our bets on the hosts. A man to watch in the away side will be Kauno Zalgiris No. 10 Fedor Cernych, who has netted 15 goals in 100 appearances for the national team.
