World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Turkey beats Kosovo 2-0
ANTALYA, Nov. 12, 2016 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (European Qualifiers) : Turkey defeated Kosovo by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Saturday night at the Antalya Arena in Antalya.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Yılmaz ('51) and Şen ('55).
The result put the Turk fourth in Group I with 5 points. Kosovo is bottom with one point. In their next game, Turkey will meet Finland at the Antalya Arena on March 24, while Kosovo will face Iceland.
Fixtures and Results : Group I
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Overview
Turkey at the World Cup
- 2 appearances (first in 1954)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1950)
- Statistics: Third Place (2002)
Kosovo at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 1 participation in the qualifications
Turkey
2:0
Kosovo
2:0 (0:0)
- 12 November 2016
- 18:00
- Antalya
Group I
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Croatia | 10 |
 Iceland | 7 |
 Ukraine | 5 |
| Turkey | 5 |
 Finland | 1 |
| Kosovo | 1 |
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