Broadcast info
Who's playing: Turkey's chances of securing second spot took a major blow as they suffered a surprise 2-0 loss to Ukraine, and now they will face a tougher test as they welcome group leaders Croatia on matchday eight on Tuesday evening.
What time: Tuesday, September 5th at 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/19:45 BST/20:45 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Eskişehir Yeni Atatürk Stadyumu. Located in Eskişehir, it opened in 2016 and can seat up to 34.930 fans at max capacity.
Which channel:
- In the USA: ESPN Deportes+ USA, WatchESPN, ESPN3 USA
- In Turkey: Idman TV, TV 8
- In Croatia: HRT 1
- In the UK: SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Red Button, Sky Go UK
- In Canada: Sportsnet World, Sportsnet World Now
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Match Facts & Stats
- Turkey have never beaten Croatia in eight prior attempts
- The Vatreni have a record of W3 D5 against Turkey
- This will be their second WC qualifying meeting
Rankings
Here's how things look in group I ahead of the match
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Preview
Although they lost 2-0 to Ukraine, Turkey aren't out of the running for second place. However, they will have to try to overcome a frustrating record against Croatia, which will be much easier said than done, as to date, they have never beaten the Vatreni. The best result they have ever earned was a 1-1 draw during a World Cup qualifier last year, and they will have to better that in order to try to pull level with Ukraine in second spot.
Given that Iceland ended up losing to an already eliminated Finland, things in Group I are a lot closer in the race for second. Meanwhile, Croatia saw their game against Kosovo drag on for a lot longer than expected. Due to bad weather, the game was halted, then restarted, and it took a late goal to eventually decide proceedings. Fatigue, thus, could play a part in this match as they are coming into this game with one day less rest than their opponents and that's something that Turkey will be hoping to exploit as they aim to recover from a surprise loss on matchday seven. Nonetheless, Croatia have quite a few star players in their ranks and this arguably will represent a very tough task for the hosts.
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