Wales v Finland LIVE: Result and final score after Euro 2024 play-off semi-final

Wales took a major step towards this summer’s European Championship in Germany and now face Poland in Tuesday’s play-off final

Wales celebrate their third goal of the game (Getty Images)

Wales beat Finland tonight in the Euro 2024 play-off semi-finals as they bid to join England and Scotland in the tournament this summer. David Brooks, Neco Williams, Brennan Johnson and Dan James got on the scoresheet in a comprehensive 4-1 win.

Rob Page’s side have now qualified for a play-off final against Poland on Tuesday, also in Cardiff, after the Poles beat Estonia. The winner of that match will book their place at the Euros.

Wales qualified for both of the past two European Championships, memorably reaching the semi-finals in France in 2016 where they were beaten by eventual champions Portugal, before they were knocked out by Denmark in the round of 16 in the delayed Euro 2020. Wales also qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but failed to win a game and were knocked out in the group stage.

Follow all the latest reaction from Wales v Finland in their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final below.

Wales v Finland

• Euro 2024 play-off semi-final kicked off at 7.45pm GMT in Cardiff
• Match broadcast live on S4C and BBC Radio 5 live
• Winner will take on Poland for one of final three spots at Euros
• GOAL! Wales 1-0 Finland (Brooks, 3)
• GOAL! Wales 2-0 Finland (Williams, 38)
• GOAL! Wales 2-1 Finland (Pukki, 45)
• GOAL! Wales 3-1 Finland (Johnson, 47)
• GOAL! Wales 4-1 Finland (James, 87)
• Full-time: Wales 4-1 Finland

[21 March 2024 21:24 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

78 min: Teemu Pukki is replaced after putting in a big shift for Finland tonight. The 33-year-old, who plays for Minnesota United these days, scored their goal but it doesn’t look like being nearly enough.

[21 March 2024 21:21 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

74 min: Mepham is booked for a bit of jostling at a corner.

Poland, by the way, are 4-0 up against Estonia. As it stands, Poland will come to Cardiff for the path A play-off final on Tuesday night.

[21 March 2024 21:18 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

72 min: Dan James replaces Brennan Johnson.

[21 March 2024 21:17 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

71 min: Moore wastes a big chance to kill off the game! Wales ping the ball about really nicely at the back before Ampadu breaks through the lines and drives forwards. He slips in Moore with a delicious outside-of-the-boot pass, who steadies himself before shooting to Hradecky’s left, but the goalkeeper sticks out a glove and somehow catches ball between wrist and hip.

[21 March 2024 21:13 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

68 min: Finland’s corner ends in another corner, which is safely cleared by the Welsh defence. Dan James is the next substitute preparing to come on.

[21 March 2024 21:10 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

65 min: Finland haven’t given up on this yet. They come forwards down the right and win a corner from Joe Rodon.

[21 March 2024 21:09 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Euro play-off semi-finals

Here are tonight’s latest scores:

Georgia 2-0 Luxembourg – path C

Bosnia-H 1-0 Ukraine – path B

Greece 4-0 Kazakhstan – path C

Israel 1-2 Iceland – path B

Poland 2-0 Estonia – path A

Wales 3-1 Finland – path A

[21 March 2024 21:05 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

60 min: Rob Page makes his first change of the game: Kieffer Moore replaces the man who started the night off with that early goal, David Brooks.

[21 March 2024 21:04 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

A look at that Brennan Johnson goal. Credit to Ethan Ampadu, who gets up at the back post and nods the ball back into a dangerous area:

[21 March 2024 21:00 · Lawrence Ostlere]

Wales 3-1 Finland

55 min: Jordan James, the brilliant Birmingham City 19-year-old, is booked for a slightly mistimed tackle. He has been excellent, otherwise.