Following Finland’s failure to qualify for the World Cup finals, the 32-year-old centre half believes his chances of playing in a major finals have disappeared.
Hyypia made his 75th appearance for his country in the recent 3-0 defeat by the Czech Republic, where he played against former Liverpool team-mates Milan Baros and Vladimir Smicer.
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