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17 June 2016 593 comments
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Friday’s final fixture takes in the Group D clash between Spain and a Turkey side looking for their first points of Euro 2016.

This is the first time the two sides have met in a major finals, while in their previous 10 encounters Spain have won nine. Turkey’s only victory came in a World Cup qualifier in 1954.

Although Vicente del Bosque’s Spain won their first game 1-0 over the Czech Republic, the former World Cup winners were far from convincing with 13 of their 18 goal attempts failing to hit the target.

Turkey will be hoping Spain can continue their profligate goal threat after conceding a worrying 15 shots in the box in their 1-0 defeat to Croatia. Indeed, over their 13 European Championship games Turkey have kept just two clean sheets.

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  1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Got that prediction bang on! 😀

      1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Haha 🙂

  2. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    😆

    I captained Pique instead of Morata

  3. VS10_
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    NOLITOOO

  4. Jay_
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nolitooooooo

    • Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nolitoooo!

    • Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Busquets channelling Glen Johnson.

    • Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Turkey getting stuffed

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Booooo

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Please leave.

      3. Ziro
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Do you prepare notes before coming here?

      4. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Remember the roast tatties....

    • BlzE_94
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nolito xD

    • Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      NOLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIITTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      well done nolito owners.

      at least i put a bet on him to score 🙂

    • TJ_777
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Unable to watch the game. How has the game been for both sides?

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Good for Spain (winning)
        Bad for Turkey (losing)

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        2-0 says it all

      3. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Spain brilliant, Turkey doing nothing.

      4. TJ_777
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Haha let me rephrase. Do Turkey have any attacking qualities or any close chances

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          All Spain

    • Je suis le chat
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Gerry Armstrong saying on TV 3 that those years ago, Fergie binned Pique and kept JEvans, yikes.

    • JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Turns out I could have could have picked either

      1. Ziro
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        You're not playing I thought?

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          JK busted 😀

    • RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wish I captained him. 🙁

    • @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Who got the assist for Nolito?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fabregas played the ball, but it came last off the defender. Don't know if he'll get the assist.

      2. Jay_
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Nobody, Fab through ball misheaded by defender, straight to Nolito

          1. @ocprodigy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Ah thanks guys. Hoping Iniesta joins the party soon.

      3. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Just when I thought my game week was coming off the rails.

        121 points as it stands. Maybe 119 with Siggy to come.

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Overall* (that was misleading)

      4. Grand Thibauto
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fabregas Assist!!! YEEES

      5. Murph1
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fabregas assist?

        1. Grand Thibauto
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Yes!

          1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            No?

      6. TJ_777
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Captained Giacherini over Nolito. O well can't get them all right.

      7. Ludo
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fabregas assist given! Didn't think he'd get it.

        1. Ludo
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Ah! 🙂

          In addition, an attempt which rebounds from the goal frame, the goalkeeper or a defender can be considered as an assist, if it leads directly to a goal.

          1. rivercityransom
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            pretty sure that's supposed to be an attempt on goal.

        2. Ludo
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Aaaaaaand it's gone.

      8. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Nolito a bad pick they aid 🙄

        Give me those 9 points...

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          said* 😳

      9. justmatt
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Was so close to using my WC but decided to have faith and took a -4 instead, brought in Payet (C) - 16, Giaccherini - 6, and kept Rami - 9, Perisic - 7 and Nolito - 8. Lesson is be patient.

        1. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          well done

        2. Ziro
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Taking a -4 and being patient? 😆

          1. justmatt
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            2 changes rather than WC is pretty patient.

      10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Juanfran completely free but no pass. The team don't trust him

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          For a reason, he's been shocking.

          1. Camp No No
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            He was fine in the first match though. Maybe he's got a flu bug or something now.

            1. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              I thought he was disappointing in the first game as well.

              Never broke the defensive line with his runs. Contributed to Spain's failure to break down the opposition.

              1. Camp No No
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                I'm not saying he was very good either, don't get me wrong. In attack, he was quite useless, but he defended very proactively, to enable his team to keep up that extreme dominance, against an opponent that eventually hardly got a chance to score, so I find it quite harsh to blame him for bad defending.

                1. Wilshere Knowledge
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Agree completely. Although I'd argue that the full back for Spain is 75% attacking, 25% defending.

            2. Stats Don\'t Lie
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              he was poor in the CL final too

              1. I Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Are you kidding me? He was excellent in the CL final.

      11. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Turkey going all out attack haha

      12. harrydavies14
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Does anyone know if Fabregas got the assist??

        Well basically whoever crossed it for Vardy's goal yesterday (which Williams then headed backwards), did they get the assist? Cheers

        1. Lord Mayor's Croupier
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Flashscore has it as Fab assist, hasn't showed up in the game tho 🙁

      13. st4rt__
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        117 pts so far in the group, good?

        1. Johnny Drama
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Yes it is

          1. st4rt__
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Sound, first year playing this.

      14. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        What's Pique doing there at CF? 😆

        1. Camp No No
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Tries to score goals.

          #Obvious

        2. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          helping out Morata

        3. Defcons are for Kinnear
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          He's their best striker

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            We won the first match ? . Things are going far better than I expected 🙂

      15. Ziro
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        What's PIque doing there?

      16. tm245
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Payet to Bale to Zlatan...haven't quite gotten the hang of sticking and twisting the captaincy yet. Good thing I can't play this for money in my country.

      17. Alan The Llama
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Fabregas has had the assist taken off him. It's vamoosed.

        1. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          given to lukaku i think

        2. justmatt
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I noticed that, seems harsh when he made the intended pass - just via a defenders flick on.