Euro 2016 Qualifiers : Iceland defeats Turkey 3-0
REYKJAVíK, Sep. 9, 2014 (AMP) — France 2016 (Qualifiers) : Iceland defeated Turkey by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2016 UEFA European Championship on Tuesday night at the Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík.
Iceland dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Böðvarsson in the 19th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Icelanders further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Sigurðsson '76 and Sigþórsson '77).
The result put the Icelander top of Group A with 3 points. In their next game, Iceland will meet third-placed Latvia at the Laugardalsvöllur on October 10, while Turkey will face Czech republic.
Fixtures and Results : Group A
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Overview
Iceland at the Euro
- Never qualified
- 12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1964)
Turkey at the Euro
- 3 appearances (first in 1996)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
- 9 September 2014
- 20:45
- Reykjavík
Group A
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Iceland | 3 |
 Czech republic | 3 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 |
 Latvia | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 |
| Turkey | 0 |
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