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Turkey to face Croatia in play-offs 10/13/2011
Turkey to face Croatia in play-offs
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Turkey were drawn against Croatia in the EURO 2012 play-offs. The play-off draw was held at Sheraton Hotel in the Polish city of Krakow and conducted by UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino and EURO 2012 Tournament Ambassador Zbigniew Boniek.  Turkey Senior Assistant Coach Oğuz Çetin and Administrative Coordinator Okan Buruk represented Turkish Football Federation in the draw. Turkey will play the first leg at home on 11/12 November, while the rematch will be played on 15 November in Croatia. 

Oğuz Çetin: "Both teams have similar playing styles"

Turkey Senior Assistant Coach Oğuz Çetin commented on Turkey's pairing against Croatia in the play-offs, by saying: "We were drawn against a powerful opponent. We know Croatia from the EURO 2008 finals. They have taken seven wins, one draw and two losses in the qualifying group. We'll meet a team whose playing style is similar to ours and they have a good reputation in Europe. We have to prepare for the matches in the best way we can without forgetting it's a two-legged round. Turkish Super League has a very busy schedule until the end of the month. Most probably, our squad will gather on 6 November Sunday. We'll arrange a meeting with Croatian officials in order to arrange the first match on 11 November. It might seem a disadvantage to play the first match at home but we don't think so. The result of the first match will be decisive. Therefore, we'll develop our game strategy accordingly" he said.    

Other pairings are as follows:

Estonia - Republic of Ireland
Czech Republic - Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Portugal

The matches between Turkey and Croatia in the history:

Date

Team

Score

Team

Organization

20.06.2008

CROATIA

2-4 (Pen.)

TURKEY

EURO 2008 FINALS

31.03.2004

CROATIA

2-2

TURKEY

FRIENDLY MATCH

12.06.1997

CROATIA

1-1

TURKEY

QILIN CUP

11.06.1996

TURKEY

0-1

CROATIA

EURO 1996 FINALS

Besides, Croatia has finished EURO 2012 Qualification Round Group F in 2nd place with 22 points after group leaders, Greece.

The results of Croatia National Team matches in EURO 2012 Qualification Round Group F:

3 September 2010  : Latvia 0-3 Croatia
7 September 2010  : Croatia 0-0 Greece
9 October 2010       : Israel 1-2 Croatia
17 November 2010 : Croatia 3-0 Malta
26 March 2011        : Georgia 1-0 Croatia
3 June 2011            : Croatia 2-1 Georgia
2 September 2011   : Malta 1-3 Croatia
6 September 2011   : Croatia 3-1 Israel
7 October 2011       : Greece 2-0 Croatia
11 October 2011     : Croatia 2-0 Latvia

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