Finns dealing from full deck

Finland coach Roy Hodgson has the comfort of a full-strength squad to choose from for the UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifiers against Armenia and Kazakhstan.

Full complement
There are no surprise inclusions in the Englishman's 24-man selection and no notable absentees. Finland will be racking up the air miles in their next two Group A games after earning four points from their opening double-header this month. They play Armenia in Yerevan on 7 October before heading to Almaty to take on Kazakhstan four days later.

Finland squad
Goalkeepers: Mikko Kavén (Tampere United), Peter Enckelman (Blackburn Rovers FC), Jussi Jääskeläinen (Bolton Wanderers FC).

Defenders: Petri Pasanen (Werder Bremen), Sami Hyypiä (Liverpool FC), Hannu Tihinen (FC Zürich), Toni Kuivasto (Djurgårdens IF FF), Toni Kallio (Molde FK), Ari Nyman (FC International Turku).

Midfielders: Mika Väyrynen (PSV Eindhoven), Mika Nurmela (HJK Helsinki), Teemu Tainio (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Joonas Kolkka (Feyenoord), Jari Ilola (IF Elfsborg), Aki Riihilahti (1. FC Kaiserslautern), Peter Kopteff (FC Utrecht), Alexei Eremenko Jr (FC Saturn Moskovskaya Oblast), Markus Heikkinen (Luton Town FC), Pekka Lagerblom (1. FC Köln), Jarkko Wiss (Tampere United).

Forwards: Mikael Forssell (Birmingham City FC), Jari Litmanen (Malmö FF), Shefki Kuqi (Crystal Palace FC), Jonatan Johansson (Malmö FF).