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Turkey had to wait over 30 years before taking part at a FIFA World Cup finals event, and their first appearance in 1954 was a notably up-and-down affair. Kicking off with a 7-0 victory over Korea Republic, the Turks were then brought straight back down to earth by a 7-2 loss to West Germany. Ten failed attempts to qualify followed next, but Turkey finally returned to the foreground by booking themselves a place at Korea/Japan 2002.

They arrived in Asia with an experienced team that featured no fewer than nine players stationed at the best clubs in Europe. Their opening match ended in a narrow 2-1 defeat to Brazil, and the encouraging signs witnessed in that performance were soon confirmed in a 1-1 draw with a solid Costa Rica side and a 3-0 triumph over China PR that sent Turkey through to the knockout stages for the very first time.

Estonia have never made it to a FIFA World Cup finals and their attempts to reach Germany 2006 ended in accustomed disappointment . However their campaign was a considerable improvement on four years earlier and they finished only six points behind Slovakia who were in second place.

They had no trouble putting points on the board against the group strugglers but their failure to get closer to the main protagonists could be traced to their struggles in head-to-head combat with them. A 1-1 draw against Russia in Tallinn was a notable result but it was the only time they took points off that team, Slovakia and Portugal, the three sides above them.