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Turkey vs. Netherlands: Terim expecting hostile atmosphere for crunch clash

Turkey coach Fatih Terim knows Sunday's clash against Netherlands represents his side's "last chance" to qualify for Euro 2016.

Fatih Terim hopes a cauldron of noise at the Torku Arena in Sunday's crunch European Championship qualifier will inspire his Turkey players to ensure Danny Blind's start to his reign as Netherlands coach goes from bad to worse.

A late strike from Latvia substitute Valerijs Sabala dealt a hammer blow to Turkey's hopes of securing automatic qualification from Group A, as they were held to a 1-1 draw on Thursday.

Netherlands' 1-0 home defeat to Group A leaders Iceland meant a victory for Turkey would have put them in third place with three games remaining and in pole position to secure at least a play-off berth.