World Cup 2018 Qualifiers : Turkey and Finland eliminated from FIFA World Cup
TURKU, Oct. 9, 2017 (AMP) — Russia 2018 (European Qualifiers) : Finland tied 2-2 with Turkey (halftime: 0-0), in a World Cup qualifying game on Monday night at the Veritas Stadion in Turku.
No goals in the first half and two each in the second, Arajuuri ('76) and Pohjanpalo ('88) for Finland, Tosun ('57, '83) for Turkey.
Both teams are eliminated.Fixtures and Results : Group I
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Overview
Finland at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 19 participations in the qualifications (first in 1938)
Turkey at the World Cup
- 2 appearances (first in 1954)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1950)
- Statistics: Third Place (2002)
Finland
2:2
Turkey
2:2 (0:0)
- 9 October 2017
- 20:45
- Turku
Group I
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Iceland | 22 |
 Croatia | 20 |
 Ukraine | 17 |
| Turkey | 15 |
| Finland | 9 |
| Kosovo | 1 |
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