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Rob Page believes Wales have a \u201cgreat opportunity\u201d to reach Euro 2024 after being handed two possible home ties in the qualification play-offs.<\/p>\n
Wales will welcome Finland to the Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday, March 21 following Thursday\u2019s draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.<\/p>\n
Victory in that single-leg semi-final would see the Dragons take on either Poland or Estonia at the same venue five days later, with a spot at next summer\u2019s tournament in Germany up for grabs.<\/p>\n
Manager Page was relieved to avoid a rematch with Ukraine, who his side beat in a play-off to qualify for last year\u2019s World Cup, and insists Wales fear no-one in Cardiff.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried to forecast the draw beforehand and we weren\u2019t too far away,\u201d said Page, whose team could also have been paired with Iceland at the last-four stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s important to us is that home draw in the final \u2013 we\u2019ve got to get the job done (against Finland) first and foremost, of course we have.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were probably wanting to avoid Ukraine as well so I think it\u2019s gone to plan for us.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think any team in that group (Ukraine, Finland and Iceland) would have been wanting to play us. I was more nervous for the draw for the home tie for the final.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe form we\u2019re in at the minute and with the \u2018Red Wall\u2019 at home, we\u2019ll take anyone on in Cardiff.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for us: we\u2019re two wins at home away from another qualification to a major tournament. We\u2019re hoping now for two big efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wales enter the play-offs unbeaten in six matches, a run which includes a 2-1 victory over Croatia and a 1-1 draw with Turkey \u2013 the two teams who finished above them in Group D.<\/p>\n
Finland sit 62nd in the FIFA rankings and are aiming to qualify for the European Championship finals for only the second time following their debut at Euro 2020.<\/p>\n
They were third in Northern Ireland\u2019s qualifying group \u2013 four points behind both Denmark and Slovenia \u2013 after winning six of their 10 fixtures.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course they\u2019re a threat, we\u2019ve got to respect that,\u201d Page said of Finland.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re a good team, they\u2019re here for a reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if we meet the standards we set against Croatia and Turkey, I\u2019m confident the result will take care of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Influential midfielder Aaron Ramsey missed the final three matches of qualifying due to a knee injury sustained in September.<\/p>\n
Page has already been in contact with the former Arsenal and Juventus player, who rejoined boyhood club Cardiff in the summer, and expects him to \u201cdo everything in his power\u201d to be ready for the play-offs.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo have someone of Aaron\u2019s quality to join the squad again is going to be a definite bonus for us, absolutely,\u201d said Page.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of time from now until March to get himself in the right place and he\u2019s done a bit of work with us on camp last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve just had a couple of (text) messages together and he said about the draw, straight away he\u2019s on it and he\u2019s looking forward to it.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe will do everything in his power now to make sure he\u2019s part of that squad in March.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wales are seeking to secure a third successive appearance at the European Championship finals.<\/p>\n
They are also attempting to reach a fourth major tournament out of the last five after last year ending their 64-year wait to play at the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Wales came through the play-offs to book a spot at Qatar 2022, defeating Austria and Ukraine in Cardiff, and Page feels that experience could prove invaluable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat will be really important for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA large portion of the group had the experience, so we\u2019ve already exposed them to those types of games and environments. It won\u2019t be alien to them.\u201d<\/p>\n