Monday, June 20, 2016

Turkey pinning its Euro 2016 hopes on another great escape (The Associated Press)

Turkey's Arda Turan fights for the ball against Spain's Juanfran during the Euro 2016 Group D soccer match between Spain and Turkey at the Allianz Riviera stadium in Nice, France, Friday, June 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Turkey is pinning its hopes at the European Championship on another great escape. The last time Turkey was at the tournament, it was arguably in as big a hole as it is this time. Back in 2008, Turkey was a quarter of an hour from being knocked out of the tournament at the group stage, before a remarkable goal spree triggered a chain of events that saw the team eventually make it to the semifinals - its best performance yet.


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