ANKARA
Turkey are set to play a critical match against Kazakhstan in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying round on Friday.
Being fourth place in Group A on with five points, Turkey must win the match in Almaty to keep their qualification hopes alive, for a least play-off position at least.
Kazakhstan are at the bottom of the group with a single point.
The Czech Republic are leading the group with 13 points whilst Iceland are in the second spot with 12 points.
The Netherlands claim third spot in the group.
Turkey won their first match against Kazakhstan 3-1 at the Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul in November.
The game at Almaty Ortalyk Stadion will kick off at 18.00 CET (22:00 local time / 1600GMT).
Turkey’s squad for Kazakhstan game is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Volkan Babacan (Istanbul Basaksehir), Hayrullah Mert Akyuz (Adanaspor), Ali Sasal Vural (Eskisehirspor)
Defenders: Gokhan Gonul (Fenerbahce), Sener Ozbayrakli, Serdar Aziz, Emre Tasdemir (Bursaspor), Hakan Kadir Balta, Semih Kaya (Galatasaray)
Midfielders: Mahmut Tekdemir (Istanbul Basaksehir), Mehmet Topal (Fenerbahce), Volkan Sen, Ozan Tufan (Bursaspor), Selcuk Inan, Yasin Oztekin (Galatasaray), Gokhan Tore, Olcay Sahan (Besiktas), Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen), Mehmet Ekici (Trabzonspor), Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid)
Forwards: Umut Bulut, Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray) and Mevlut Erdinc (Saint-Etienne).
Standings in Group A:
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Czech Republic
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
|
Iceland
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
12
|
|
Netherlands
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
|
Turkey
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
-2
|
5
|
|
Latvia
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
-9
|
3
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
13
|
-9
|
1
|
Fixtures:
June 12
Group A
Kazakhstan vs Turkey
Iceland vs Czech Republic
Latvia vs Netherlands
Group B
Andorra vs Greek Cypriot Adm.
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Israel
Wales vs Belgium
Group H
Croatia vs Italy
Malta vs Bulgaria
Norway vs Azerbaijan
June 13
Group D
Poland vs Georgia
Republic of Ireland vs Scotland
Group I
Armenia vs Portugal
Group F
Finland vs Hungary
Northern Ireland vs Romania
Faroe Islands vs Greece
Group I
Denmark vs Serbia
Group D
Gibraltar vs Germany
June 14
Group C
Ukraine vs Luxembourg
Group E
Estonia vs San Marino
Slovenia vs England
Group G
Liechtenstein vs Moldova
Russia vs Austria
Sweden vs Montenegro
Group E
Lithuania vs Switzerland
Group C
Belarus vs Spain
Slovakia vs Macedonia
- Standings in other groups:
Group B
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Belgium
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
1
|
12
|
11
|
|
Wales
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
11
|
|
Israel
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
6
|
3
|
9
|
|
Greek Cypriot Adm.
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
9
|
10
|
-1
|
6
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
-1
|
5
|
|
Andorra
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
2
|
20
|
-18
|
0
|
Group C
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Slovakia
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
15
|
|
Spain
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
14
|
3
|
11
|
12
|
|
Ukraine
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
9
|
|
Belarus
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
10
|
-6
|
4
|
|
Macedonia
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
12
|
-7
|
3
|
|
Luxembourg
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
14
|
-11
|
1
|
Group D
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Poland
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
16
|
3
|
13
|
11
|
|
Germany
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
10
|
|
Scotland
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
10
|
|
Republic of Ireland
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
11
|
4
|
7
|
8
|
|
Georgia
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
9
|
-5
|
3
|
|
Gibraltar
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
27
|
-26
|
0
|
Group E
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
England
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
1
|
14
|
15
|
|
Slovenia
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
9
|
|
Switzerland
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
3
|
8
|
9
|
|
Lithuania
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
-7
|
6
|
|
Estonia
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
-4
|
4
|
|
San Marino
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
17
|
-17
|
1
|
Group F
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Romania
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
13
|
|
Northern Ireland
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
12
|
|
Hungary
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
|
Finland
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
-2
|
4
|
|
Faroe Islands
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
7
|
-5
|
3
|
|
Greece
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
-4
|
2
|
Group G
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Austria
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
13
|
|
Sweden
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
|
Russia
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
8
|
|
Montenegro
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
-2
|
5
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
11
|
-10
|
4
|
|
Moldova
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
-6
|
1
|
Group H
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Croatia
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
15
|
2
|
13
|
13
|
|
Italy
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
|
Norway
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
8
|
-1
|
9
|
|
Bulgaria
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
-1
|
5
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
11
|
-7
|
3
|
|
Malta
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
9
|
-8
|
1
|
Group I
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Portugal
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
9
|
|
Denmark
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
7
|
|
Albania
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
-1
|
7
|
|
Serbia*
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
|
Armenia
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
-3
|
1
|
*Serbia's three points have been deducted
