Can Turkey continue their incredible Euro record?
They say records are meant to be broken but if there is one man who will be hoping that isn't the case then it will be Turkey's coach Fatih Terim. The reason? Because he will be hoping that his side can upset all odds and continue their incredible European Championship record.
What is that incredible record you ask, it is that they have improved every time they have taken part in a European Championship. The first time that they qualified, in 1996, they failed to make it out of the group stage, conceding five goals and not scoring a single one as they lost all their group games.
In 2000, they went one better as they defeated the hosts, Belgium and eliminated them in the first round and qualified for the quarter-final, where they were beaten by Portugal. In 2008, they reached the semi-finals where a side depleted by injuries and suspensions lost to Germany.
So, 1996 Group Stage, 2000 Quarter-final, 2008 Semi-final, so 2016? If their trend continues they should reach the final. Simple maths, right?
