Turkey Denied World Champion France Euro 2020 Qualification After 1-1 Draw

Turkey’s Kaan Ayhan late minute strike denied France qualification for the Euro 2020 as Didier Deschamp and his team must wait till the last day.

The world champions were held to a 1-1 draw at home on Monday substitute Olivier Giroud goal was cancelled eight eight-minute to stoppage time.

The visitors stayed top of Group H with 19 points from eight games, ahead of Les Bleus by virtue of a 2-0 win in Konya last June.

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Iceland are third on 15 points after goals by Arnor Sigurdsson and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson earned a 2-0 home win over Andorra.

Albania are fourth on 12 points following a 4-0 away win against Moldova.

French police were on high alert after President Emmanuel Macron said Turkey’s military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria could lead to an “unbearable humanitarian situation”.

Macron also said the operation threatened to “help the Islamic State group re-emerge in the region” but the evening went off without any notable incident.