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Updated Friday July 14, 2000, 3:17 PM GMT
A place in history
We're through! Party time after Hakan Sukur's second against Belgium
(GChadwick/Allsport)
Regardless of the quarter-final defeat to Portugal, Mustafa Denizli and his men will be proud to have been the first Turkish team to reach the knock-out stages of a major international tournament.You can relive all the action with our live commentaries, match reports, stats and player profiles (below). Or read the stories and opinions from the headlines and archive (to the right). And if you still want more, join the fans on the
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Date Team   Team Venue Kick-Off
24/6 Portugal 2 - 0 Turkey Amsterdam Full-time
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19/6 Turkey 2 - 0 Belgium Brussels Full-time
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15/6 Sweden 0 - 0 Turkey Eindhoven Full-time
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11/6 Turkey 1 - 2 Italy Arnhem Full-time
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The final miracle
World champion at 20, European champion at 22, Ian Chadband on that ancient veteran Thierry Henry. more..

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The Road to Euro 2000
A look back at the way Turkey reached the European Championship Finals: Qualifying Group 3 and Euro 2000 play-offs

Tables: Group Bsponsored by Sportingbet.com
Group B P W D L F A Pts
Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 9
Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
Belgium 3 1 0 2 2 5 3
Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 1

Squad
Rustu Recber, GK
Fevzi Tuncay, GK
Omer Catkic, GK
Fatih Akyel, DEF
Hakan Unsal, DEF
Fehmi Alpay Ozalan, DEF
Ogun Temizkanoglu, DEF
Osman Ozkoylu, DEF
Umit Davala, MID
Okan Buruk, MID
Ergun Penbe, MID
Ali Riza Sergen Yalcin, MID
Suat Kaya, MID
Abdullah Ercan, MID
Ayhan Akman, MID
Tayfur Havutcu, MID
Tugay Kerimoglu, MID
Tayfun Korkut, DEF
Muzzy Izzet, MID
Hakan Sukur, FOR
Arif Erdem, FOR
Oktay Derelioglu, FOR

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