Estonia has failed to qualify for the finals next year in North America, but will be playing for pride.

Manager Jürgen Henn has announced his squad for the game and also for the friendly against Cyprus next Tuesday.

Both games are away from home but football fans can see all the coverage live on ETV2.

Central defender Joonas Tamm (Sepsi OSK) misses out due to injury, while goalkeeper Matvei Igonen (Degerfors IF) is absent for personal reasons. He is replaced in the squad by Nõmme Kalju's Henri Perk.

"Looking at the squad as a whole, we've got the best we could," head coach Henn said at a press conference on Friday. "Several players, especially those who play domestically, had issues at the end of the season, which limited our options. That's understandable, as it's been a long season and the players have been playing with injuries or are on the verge of injury. There were some limitations."

Karel Mustmaa, who made his debut for the senior team against Italy, and 17-year-old Marten-Chris Paalberg, have both made the squad again, while veteran forward Henri Anier was also selected.

"[Anier] is at least in good scoring form, having scored a decent number of goals in relatively few minutes, and that is definitely important for a striker, also in terms of self-confidence," said Henn.

"Since the U-21s are not playing this time round, it's a good opportunity to keep [Mustmaa and Paalberg] around. Also in terms of rhythm, [last time was their] first training camp, and the players may not always be able to show their best there, so they need more time."

Goalkeepers
Karl Jakob Hein – SV Werder Bremen
Karl Andre Vallner – FCI Levadia Tallinn
Henri Perk – Nõmme Kalju

Defenders
Karol Mets – FC St. Pauli
Vlasiy Sinyavskiy – Bohemians 1905
Maksim Paskotši– KAA Gent
Märten Kuusk – GKS Katowice
Rasmus Peetson – FCI Levadia Tallinn
Michael Schjønning-Larsen – FCI Levadia Tallinn
Joseph Saliste – Paide Linnameeskond
Erko Jonne Tõugjas – FC Flora Tallinn
Tanel Tammik– FCI Levadia Tallinn

Midfielders
Mattias Käit - FC Thun
Martin Miller – Paide Linnameeskond
Rocco Robert Shein – Fredrikstad FK
Markus Soomets – IK Start
Kevor Palumets – Železiarne Podbrezova
Martin Vetkal – FC Dordrecht
Patrik Kristal – FC Köln

Forwards
Henri Anier – Paide Linnameeskond
Rauno Sappinen – FC Flora Tallinn
Alex Matthias Tamm – Olimpija Ljubljana
Robi Saarma – FK Pardubice
Ioan Yakovlev – Panionios
Karel Mustmaa – PAOK Thessaloniki
Marten-Chris Paalberg – Pärnu JK Vaprus

On Thursday, November 13, Estonia play Norway in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers. coverage starts on ETV2 here at 6.50 p.m. Estonian time.

Coverage of the friendly game on Tuesday, November 18 between Estonia and Cyprus begin at 7 p.m. on ETV2 here.

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