SNS GroupScotland Women are preparing to host Finland in the first-leg of their Euro 2025 playoff as they look to take a step towards the tournament in Switzerland next summer.
The game will take place at Hibernian FC’s Easter Road stadium in Edinburgh on Friday night, with the second-leg being played on Tuesday, December 3.
Whoever wins the two-legged tie will take their place alongside 15 other teams at the championships which begin on July 2, 2025.
Pedro Martinez Losa’s side eased into the second and final round of the playoffs with a 5-0 aggregate win over Hungary last month.
The women’s national team are now just two games away from qualifying for a third major tournament.
They have only ever reached the European Championships on one occasion, when they were held in The Netherlands in 2017.
World Cup qualification was secured two years later in 2019.
They failed to get past the group stage on both occasions and never made it through qualifying for Euro 2022 or last year’s World Cup.
Finland, on the other hand, have been to four of the last five Euros and reached the semi-finals in 2005.
However, Scotland are currently ranked three places ahead of Friday’s opponents in the FIFA World Rankings at 23rd and 26th respectively.
Scotland boss Losa says reaching the championships would be the “most important moment” of his management career.
He has a strong 23-woman squad to choose from that includes stars of the Women’s Champions League, English Super League and SWPL.
Real Madrid’s Caroline Weir and Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert are among a host of players with vast experience at the very top levels of the women’s game.
Playoff first-leg
Scotland v Finland, Easter Road, Edinburgh
Friday, November 29
Kick-off at 7.35pm
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