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by Devesh Jaganath | in Darts Predictions
The final match of Friday’s afternoon session at the 2025 World Cup of Darts will see Finland taking on Argentina. Finland is the number 16 seed in the competition, while Argentina is unseeded. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Without a shadow of doubt, Finland were the biggest shock of their opening round, as they were completely outclassed by New Zealand and were handed a 4-0 annihilation to get their tournament started.
The duo of Marko Kantele and Teemu Harju were outdone in every statistical category in the first match, including 180s thrown (3-0) and average score (85.89 to 71.83).
However, the biggest illustration of just how poor they were comes from looking at the checkout numbers, where New Zealand had 17 attempts, while Finland had one, and failed to convert it.
Up next for Finland is Argentina, who are set to make their World Cup debut this year with the pairing of Jesus Salate and Victor Guillin.
The Argentine duo earned their spot in the competition by winning the Latin American and Caribbean Qualifiers, beating Costa Rica’s Jason Calderon and Jonathan Quiros 7-2.
Earlier in the qualifiers, the Argentines had taken down Guyana’s Norman Madhoo and Sudesh Fitgerald 6-2 following a deciding leg victory over Bahamas’ Lorenzo Deveaux and Rashad Sweeting.
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Finland - Argentina Key Points
- Finland lost their opening match of the 2025 World Cup 4-0.
- Finland have only won one of their last 10 World Cup matches.
- Finland have only won one set in their last five World Cup matches.
- Finland have failed to progress beyond the first round in their last 11 World Cup campaigns.
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Our Finland vs Argentina Prediction
Finland were the biggest disappointment of the first round of the 2025 World Cup of Darts. Indeed, many expected the New Zealanders to give them a match, but few could have envisioned just how poorly the Finns ended up playing.
Absolutely nothing clicked for Marko Kantele and Teemu Harju in their opener, and while they are favoured to win this match, Argentina cannot be overlooked after producing a very strong qualifying campaign. It would not surprise us if another upset is on the cards in this one. Our Finland vs Argentina prediction is Argentina +2.5.
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