Turkey face Iceland in 1st match of Euro 2016 qualifiers
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Injuries leave Sahin, Ozyakup and Kaya unavailable for Turkey's first Euro 2016 qualifier against Iceland.
Turkish national football team will start its UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers Group A campaign against Iceland on Tuesday.
The match, which will be refereed by Ivan Bebek of Croatia, kicks off at 7:45 p.m. GMT at Laugardalsvollur Stadium in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik.
Turkey will be without midfielders Nuri Sahin and Oguzhan Ozyakup, and centre-back Semih Kaya due to injuries.
In other Group A showdowns, Czech Republic will host group favorites Netherlands, while underdogs Kazakhstan will face Latvia.
- Turkey's current squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Onur Recep Kivrak (Trabzonspor), Volkan Babacan (Istanbul Basaksehir), Fehmi Mert Gunok (Fenerbahce)
Defenders: Gokhan Gonul (Fenerbahce), Caner Erkin (Fenerbahce), Tarık Camdal (Galatasaray), Omer Toprak (Bayer Leverkusen), Hakan Balta (Galatasaray), Ersan Adem Gulum (Besiktas), İsmail Koybasi (Besiktas)
Midfielders: Emre Belozoglu (Fenerbahce), Mehmet Topal (Fenerbahce), Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen), Selcuk Inan (Galatasaray), Ozan Tufan (Bursaspor), Olcan Adin (Galatasaray), Olcay Sahan (Besiktas), Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid)
Forwards: Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Mustafa Pektemek (Besiktas), Ahmet Ilhan Ozek (Kardemir Karabukspor), Mevlut Erdinc (Saint-Etienne)
The match, which will be refereed by Ivan Bebek of Croatia, kicks off at 7:45 p.m. GMT at Laugardalsvollur Stadium in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik.
Turkey will be without midfielders Nuri Sahin and Oguzhan Ozyakup, and centre-back Semih Kaya due to injuries.
In other Group A showdowns, Czech Republic will host group favorites Netherlands, while underdogs Kazakhstan will face Latvia.
- Turkey's current squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Onur Recep Kivrak (Trabzonspor), Volkan Babacan (Istanbul Basaksehir), Fehmi Mert Gunok (Fenerbahce)
Defenders: Gokhan Gonul (Fenerbahce), Caner Erkin (Fenerbahce), Tarık Camdal (Galatasaray), Omer Toprak (Bayer Leverkusen), Hakan Balta (Galatasaray), Ersan Adem Gulum (Besiktas), İsmail Koybasi (Besiktas)
Midfielders: Emre Belozoglu (Fenerbahce), Mehmet Topal (Fenerbahce), Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen), Selcuk Inan (Galatasaray), Ozan Tufan (Bursaspor), Olcan Adin (Galatasaray), Olcay Sahan (Besiktas), Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid)
Forwards: Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Mustafa Pektemek (Besiktas), Ahmet Ilhan Ozek (Kardemir Karabukspor), Mevlut Erdinc (Saint-Etienne)
