MATCH THREAD: Group D - Turkey vs Croatia - 14:00 (ITV)

[ijjysmith]

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Defender Serdar Aziz was left out of Turkey's squad because of injury, while Gokhan Tore was dropped as he is suspended for their first two games.

The Turks are likely to deploy either Burak Yilmaz or Cenk Tosun as their lone striker.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren was left out of Croatia's squad, as was Barcelona's teenage midfielder Alen Halilovic.

Juventus' Mario Mandzukic will start up front in the Croats' 4-2-3-1 formation.

Defender Serdar Aziz was left out of Turkey's squad because of injury, while Gokhan Tore was dropped as he is suspended for their first two games.

The Turks are likely to deploy either Burak Yilmaz or Cenk Tosun as their lone striker.

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren was left out of Croatia's squad, as was Barcelona's teenage midfielder Alen Halilovic.

Juventus' Mario Mandzukic will start up front in the Croats' 4-2-3-1 formation.

 

[rascal]

The last time these two played each other at the European championships it turned out to be quite the finale.

 

[jackyboy]

Excited to see the midfield of Rakitic, Modric and Kovacic!

 

[ijjysmith]

This might actually be decent.

 

[marsh]

Turkey 1-2 Croatia, Mandzukic with 2

 

[Azza]

This should be a great match.


Fair play to Slavan as well, knows his players.


All eyes swoon on Peresic again lol

 

[ijjysmith]

Really want us to sign that Calahandbedbhddglu.

 

[Eggs]

Turkey 1-2 Croatia, Mandzukic with 2

...be chuffed with that, I've backed him to be top scorer.

 

[RFUS]

I thought Andy Townsend was sacked?

I hate ITV. Have to mute this game now ffs.

 

[N.S.N.O.]

Croatia playing some nice stuff....need to score while on top though....

 

[marsh]

...be chuffed with that, I've backed him to be top scorer.

So have i at 33/1 haha

 

[marsh]

I thought Andy Townsend was sacked?

I hate ITV. Have to mute this game now ffs.

Think hes better than Hoddle though

 

[marsh]

Turkey should of scored there, free header

 

[Eggs]

So have i at 33/1 haha

...David Moyes wrote a column for ATR website and was all over Croatia as a lively outsider and Mandzukic as top scorer.

 

[wm02]

Just put the game on and first thing I see is Corluka bleeding profusely from the head