Haaland, Norway get thumped as Turkey win
Ozan Tufan scored two superb goals as Turkey cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Erling Haaland and Norway.
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Ozan Tufan scored two superb goals as Turkey cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Erling Haaland and Norway.
Veteran captain Burak Yilmaz netted a hat-trick as Turkey saw off a late rally from the Netherlands to secure a 4-2 home victory on Wednesday.
Germany midfielder Florian Neuhaus scored on his national team debut but Turkey came back three times to earn a 3-3 draw in their friendly.
Dominik Szoboszlai's powerful long-distance free kick led Hungary to a 1-0 away victory over Turkey on Thursday in the Nations League.
Former Turkey keeper Rustu Recber has been taken to hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus and is currently in a "critical period."
Ahead of Saturday's Euro 2020 draw (live at noon ET on ESPNEWS and ESPN3), we look at the contenders, outsiders and no-hopers for the tournament.
Turkey qualified for the Euro 2020 finals with a draw in a Group H against Iceland on Thursday, with the result also ensuring France's spot.
France must wait to claim a place at Euro 2020 after the world champions were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Turkey on Monday.
Ilkay Gundogan and Emre Can have been backed by the German FA after controversially liking a post on Cenk Tosun's Instagram.
Arda Turan has been handed a suspended prison sentence for his role in a fight in an Istanbul nightclub last year.
Turkey moved top of their European Championship qualifying group by dominating World Cup winners France in a 2-0 home victory Saturday.
Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has extended an invitation for his upcoming wedding to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who plans to attend.
Mansur Calar, 33, was banned from all competitive games for four years and fined 25,000 lira ($4,600) for 'attacks on opponent players.'
Sweden captain Andreas Granqvist lashed home a penalty to secure a 1-0 away win over Turkey in their UEFA Nations League B, Group 2 clash.
The fight between Turan and pop singer Berkay Sahin began after the midfielder allegedly made comments to the singer's wife.
Russia, surprise quarterfinalists at this year's World Cup, lead Group 2 with seven points.
Barcelona's Arda Turan has given testimony to police following a nightclub brawl during which he reportedly broke the nose of a singer.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 6 |
Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Gibraltar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -13 | 0 |