FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Group J - Greece v Finland - OAKA Spiros Louis, Athens, Greece - November 18, 2019 Finland's Teemu Pukki celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
(Reuters) - Striker Teemu Pukki and captain Tim Sparv were included in Finland's 26-man squad for Euro 2020 despite niggling injuries, as the Finns prepare to take part in the finals of a major soccer tournament for the first time.
Midfielder Sparv, who had been out since the end of March with a knee injury, played 45 minutes of Saturday's 2-0 friendly loss to Sweden in Stockholm and said on social media that he felt no ill effects following his comeback.
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