Match ends, Turkey 0, Iceland 0.
Turkey 0-0 Iceland: Hosts qualify for Euro 2020 after tense draw
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Turkey held on to draw with Iceland and clinch a place at Euro 2020, a result which also means France have qualified.
Iceland had to win in Istanbul to keep alive their chances of automatic qualification after their surprise run to the 2016 quarter-finals.
They frustrated Turkey for much of the game before Hordur Bjorgvin Magnusson almost scored in a tense finish.
But a point was enough for Turkey to progress with a game to spare, while Iceland can qualify via the play-offs.
Turkey went closest in the first half as captain Burak Yilmaz headed over from a Zeki Celik cross, before Yilmaz's centre clipped the Iceland crossbar early in the second half.
But the hosts were restricted to long-range efforts, with Cengiz Under's deflected strike after an hour the game's first shot on target.
Ozan Tufan twice tried his luck from outside the box, the first effort going narrowly over and the second held by goalkeeper Hannes Por Halldorsson.
But it was Iceland who threatened late on when Gylfi Sigurdsson's late corner found defender Magnusson and his back-post header was cleared off the line by Merih Demiral, with Jon Dadi Bodvarsson being denied from the rebound.
France later came from behind to beat Moldova and go two points clear at the top of Group H, with Turkey four points clear of third-placed Iceland.
Line-ups
Turkey
- 12Günok
- 2Zeki ÇelikBooked at 90minsSubstituted forBayramat 90+4'minutes
- 15Demiral
- 4Söyüncü
- 13Meras
- 14Tekdemir
- 8YokusluBooked at 82mins
- 6TufanBooked at 8mins
- 7ÜnderBooked at 90minsSubstituted forYaziciat 81'minutes
- 17Yilmaz
- 10CalhanogluSubstituted forAyhanat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Bolat
- 3Ali Kaldirim
- 5Belozoglu
- 9Karaca
- 11Yazici
- 16Ünal
- 18Kabak
- 19Bayram
- 20Türüç
- 21Sangaré
- 22Ayhan
- 23Çakir
Iceland
- 1Halldórsson
- 4Pálsson
- 14Árnason
- 6R Sigurdsson
- 23AF SkúlasonSubstituted forAndersonat 85'minutes
- 22Bödvarsson
- 10G Sigurdsson
- 8Bjarnason
- 21TraustasonBooked at 35minsSubstituted forMagnússonat 63'minutes
- 9SigthorssonBooked at 83mins
- 11FinnbogasonSubstituted forSigurdssonat 24'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Hermannsson
- 3Fjóluson
- 5Ingason
- 7Fridjónsson
- 12Kristinsson
- 13Jónsson
- 15Sigurdsson
- 16Eyjólfsson
- 17Anderson
- 18Magnússon
- 20Thrandarson
- Referee:
- Anthony Taylor
- Attendance:
- 48,329
Match Stats
Home TeamTurkeyAway TeamIceland
- Possession
- Home63%
- Away37%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away17
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Turkey 0, Iceland 0.
Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
Substitution
Substitution, Turkey. Omer Bayram replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
Booking
Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Iceland).
Offside, Turkey. Mahmut Tekdemir tries a through ball, but Yusuf Yazici is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
Attempt blocked. Victor Pálsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Booking
Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Okay Yokuslu (Turkey).
Mikael Anderson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Victor Pálsson (Iceland).
Substitution
Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
Foul by Umut Meras (Turkey).
Arnór Sigurdsson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Iceland. Mikael Anderson replaces Ari Freyr Skúlason.
Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
Kári Árnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card.
Okay Yokuslu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Iceland).
Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland).
Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high following a corner.
Attempt saved. Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross.
Booking
Okay Yokuslu (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution
Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Cengiz Ünder.
Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Burak Yilmaz.
Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland).
Attempt saved. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ari Freyr Skúlason (Iceland).
