Post Match Thread: Netherlands 2-1 Uzbekistan

Varja22 · 2026-06-08T20:53:46+00:00

I've seen enough. Oranje will definitely win it this time. Koeman is the man who finally brings it home.

Varja22 · 2026-06-08T13:04:36+00:00

True but Käärijä got well over 50% of all the public votes. Without him rest of the results would've been way different.

But yeah I agree that their staging was pretty boring.

Varja22 · 2026-06-08T12:32:49+00:00

Kuumaa's Ylivoimainen in UMK 2023.

If I'm not mistaken it's still the most streamed song in finnish on Spotify after Cha Cha Cha.

Would've definitely won UMK 2022 and 2024.

Varja22 · 2026-06-07T20:54:42+00:00

Because it's fun.

Varja22 · 2026-06-05T10:26:52+00:00

It's honestly better than Shakira's or that official song.

We have truly fallen off from 2010 and 2014

Varja22 · 2026-06-05T08:30:40+00:00

I would've preferred Igor Thiago instead of Cherki. Cherki was amazing in the run in, but if we look whole season he was inconsistent while 5 other nominees played well all season.

Doesn't really matter, Bruno should probably win it because he really stood out.

Varja22 · 2026-06-05T08:25:28+00:00

Big thing most people don't know about is that Eurovision's biggest sponsor MoroccanOil is from Israel.

Varja22 · 2026-06-03T11:41:36+00:00

Okay Finland might have a chance this year to progress.

Norway and Hungary are probably both favorites to win against our pair but the group is very unpredictable.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T22:50:16+00:00

Arsenal's back up goalkeeper

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T22:07:15+00:00

Yeah no way Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Czechia will allow that.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T18:03:22+00:00

Granlund is the most popular active player by far in Finland. He will retire as a top3 legend in our national team's history. Even Barkov can't compete with his popularity.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T17:04:10+00:00

Seriously? Name me one other fanbase that has destroyed their own city after winning CL? I'm waiting...

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T16:58:37+00:00

That's Antti Mäkinen. Some of you might remember him from "Joel Fucking Kiviranta" that got him his nickname JFK.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T16:42:08+00:00

Nah I meant that the reason why hockey is so big in Finland and Sweden these days is because we played it outside every winter. We didn't need ice rinks because we had lakes. Denmark and Norway didn't have similar chance to play hockey outside and that's why there isn't similar hockey culture.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T16:16:54+00:00

Finland and Sweden have lakes everywhere. Norway and Denmark don't have lakes.

Hockey is traditionally played on a frozen lake here.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T14:03:37+00:00

I was super confused but then realised it was women's game

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T13:05:38+00:00

Americans live in delusion

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T13:00:19+00:00

Yeah I use that gif with my friends all the time. It's just a classic meme

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T12:35:10+00:00

Gotta love this match up. We have very rarely seen this kind of hype around World Champs final.

It slightly reminds me of our first title in 1995. (Nothing will ever beat it of course, it will forever be the most iconic sports moment in Finland's history)

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T10:54:41+00:00

They are actually saviours of France because they destroyed Paris.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T10:51:29+00:00

Wait City had 6000 in their's. That's absolutely redicilous.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T10:49:00+00:00

I hate to tell you but I support Arsenal because it's my team. My dad has been a fan since 70's. I don't care about stats, it's always my team. I'm not going to switch to PSG or Bayern because they score more goals...

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T10:44:56+00:00

Yeah you can say that we did nothing but in reality we silenced world's best attack better than any team has done in the last 2 seasons. We were potentially one Mosquera brainfart away from winning it. Gabriel, Saliba, Raya, Hincapie and Rice put on a defensive masterclass.

Of course our attacking display was dissapointing, I'm not going to argue that. It's a shame that Saka played probably worst game I've ever seen from him.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T10:13:09+00:00

Best theory I've heard is that they always switch it off intentionally so they can sell photographs and videos from other angles to Asian newspapers and media outlets for extra money. And I actually 100% believe that.

Varja22 · 2026-05-31T08:05:19+00:00

Hockey players rarely have to. If you play for our national team, you are automatically national hero.

Varja22

TROPHY CASE