World Cup 2006 Qualifiers : Turkey beats Albania 2-0
Mar. 26, 2005 (AMP) — Germany 2006 (European Qualifiers) : Turkey defeated Albania by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on Saturday.
The result put the Turk fourth in Group 2 with 9 points. Albania is 5th with 6 points. In their next game, Turkey will meet Georgia on March 30, while Albania will face Greece.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Turkey at the World Cup
- 2 appearances (first in 1954)
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1950)
- Statistics: Third Place (2002)
Albania at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1966)
Turkey
2:0
Albania
2:0 (2:0)
- 26 March 2005
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Ukraine | 14 |
 Greece | 11 |
 Denmark | 9 |
| Turkey | 9 |
| Albania | 6 |
 Georgia | 5 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 |
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