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Iceland crush Turkey's 2018 World Cup dreams
Turkey to miss World Cup 2018 after 3-0 defeat
06.10.2017 - Update : 07.10.2017
By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun
ANKARA
Turkey's dreams of participating in 2018 World Cup were crushed after they suffered a 3-0 defeat against Iceland at Yeni Eskisehir Stadium in northwestern Turkey on Friday evening.
Iceland had a 2-0 lead at halftime, thanks to goals from Johann Gudmundsson and Birkir Bjarnason.
Iceland scored another goal in the 49th minute from a corner kick to secure a 3-0 lead. Kari Arnason was the scorer.
Turkey, which once finished third at 2002 World Cup, will now miss its such fourth tournament in a row.
Here are the results of Friday evening at Group I:
Turkey - Iceland: 0-3
Croatia - Finland: 1-1
Kosovo - Ukraine: 0-2
Here are the current standings at Group I as of 2100GMT:
TEAMS | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICELAND | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| CROATIA | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
| UKRAINE | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |
| TURKEY | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 14 | |
| FINLAND | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 | |
| KOSOVO | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 1 |
