Turkey's record against Group D opponents

Qualifying: Third in Group A, best third-placed team
Top scorer: Burak Yılmaz (4 goals)
Qualifying record: P10 W5 D3 L2 F14 A9 Pts18
EURO best: semi-finals 2008
Last EURO: 2008 (semi-finals)
EURO appearances: 3 (1996, 2000, 2008)

Turkey v Croatia (15.00CET, 12 June, Paris)

EURO P4 W0 D2 L2 F1 A5
World Cup P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0
Friendlies P2 W0 D2 L0 F3 A3

• Croatia and Turkey made their UEFA European Championship finals debut at EURO '96 and were paired in the opening game. Croatia won the match in Nottingham 1-0 with a late breakaway goal from Goran Vlaović. Then, as now, Fatih Terim was Turkey's coach.
• The teams met again in Vienna in a dramatic UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-final, Turkey going through on penalties after a 1-1 draw in which both sides scored late in extra time. Semih Şentürk cancelled out Ivan Klasnić's 119th-minute strike to force the shoot-out.
• Croatia gained some revenge by defeating Turkey 3-0 away – and by the same aggregate score – in the play-offs for UEFA EURO 2012.
• The nations have been drawn together in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying competition.

Turkey v Spain (21.00CET, 17 June, Nice)

EURO P2 W0 D1 L1 F0 A2
World Cup P5 W1 D1 L3 F5 A9
Friendlies P3 W0 D2 L1 F0 A3

• The countries had not met for 35 years when they were pitted together in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Spain won both games, Gerard Piqué's first international goal giving his team a 1-0 win in Madrid and Albert Riera's added-time strike bringing a 2-1 victory in Istanbul.
• Turkey qualified for the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland by the drawing of lots after their play-off tie against Spain in Rome ended 2-2.
• Turkey captain Arda Turan is registered with Barcelona having spent the past four seasons at Liga rivals Atlético Madrid.

Turkey v Czech Republic (21.00CET, 21 June, Lens)

EURO P5 W2 D1 L2 F6 A7
World Cup P4 W0 D0 L4 F1 A14
Friendlies P9 W2 D2 L5 F7 A18

• The teams qualified together for UEFA EURO 2016 from Group A, the Czech Republic taking top spot and Turkey going through as the best third-placed team. Each beat the other away from home, the Czechs winning 2-1 in Istanbul thanks to Bořek Dočkal's winner; Turkey turned the tables with a 2-0 triumph in Prague through a Selçuk İnan penalty and Hakan Çalhanoğlu.
• The only other competitive meeting was a five-goal thriller at UEFA EURO 2008, Turkey coming from two down to win 3-2 in Geneva. Two late Nihat Kahveci goals took them into the quarter-finals while eliminating their opponents.
• Czech defender Tomáš Sivok, striker Tomáš Necid (both Bursaspor) and defender Michal Kadlec (Fenerbahçe) all play in the Turkish Süper Lig.