Turkey beat Iceland to secure Euro 2016 spot


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 14 Oct 2015

Turkey's coach Fatih Terim (2L) celebrates with Yasin Oztekin and others as his team defeated Iceland during their Euro 2016 Group A qualification soccer match in Konya, Turkey, October 13, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey snatched automatic qualification for Euro 2016 as the best third-placed team with a last-gasp goal to secure a 1-0 win at home to Iceland thanks to Selcuk Inan's free-kick on Tuesday.

The Turks, who finished with 10 men after midfielder Gokhan Tore was shown a straight red card after 77 minutes for a shocking challenge on Jon Dadi Bِdvarsson, had to wait until the 89th minute for Inan to score from 25 metres.

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