World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Turkey beats Finland 2-0
ANTALYA, Mar. 24, 2017 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (European Qualifiers) : Turkey defeated Finland by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Friday night at the Antalya Arena in Antalya.
Tosun scored dual goals
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Tosun ('9, '13).
The result put the Turk third in Group I with 8 points. Finland is 5th with one point. In their next game, Turkey will meet Kosovo at the Antalya Arena on June 11, while Finland will face Ukraine.
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)
Finland at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 19 participations in the qualifications (first in 1938)
Turkey
2:0
Finland
2:0 (2:0)
- 24 March 2017
- 18:00
- Antalya
Group I
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Croatia | 10 |
 Ukraine | 8 |
| Turkey | 8 |
 Iceland | 7 |
| Finland | 1 |
| Kosovo | 1 |
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