World Cup 2006 Qualifiers : Turkey beats Georgia 5-2
Mar. 30, 2005 (AMP) — Germany 2006 (European Qualifiers) : Turkey defeated Georgia by a score of 5-2 (halftime: 3-2), in a qualifying game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday.
The result put the Turk third in Group 2 with 12 points. Georgia is 6th with 5 points. In their next game, Turkey will meet second-placed Greece on June 4, while Georgia will face Albania.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Georgia at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 3 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Turkey at the World Cup
- 2 appearances (first in 1954)
- 14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1950)
- Statistics: Third Place (2002)
Georgia
2:5
Turkey
2:5 (2:3)
- 30 March 2005
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Ukraine | 17 |
 Greece | 14 |
| Turkey | 12 |
 Denmark | 9 |
 Albania | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 |
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