ARMENIA-TURKEY WORLD CUP REMATCH TODAY IN BURSA
2009/10/14 | 14:50
Sport
The national football team of Armenia, presently in last place in Group
5 World Cup Round 1 qualifiers, will play the national squad of Turkey
in a match to be held in Bursa (9 p.m. local, 11 p.m. Yerevan time).
Turkey beat Armenia 2-0 in their opening match on September 6,
2008. This signalled the start of the much ballyhooed "football
diplomacy" when Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan invited Turkish
President Abdullah Gul to Armenia to watch the match. President
Sargsyan has said that he will be traveling to Turkey to support the
Armenian side.
Neither team has a chance to make it to Round 2. Armenia presently
sits at the bottom of the group with just one win out of 9 games
played. Turkey is presently in third place with three wins but has
been bumped out of the World Cup by powerhouse Spain and a surprising
effort from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Turkey is ranked 27 in world standings while Armenia comes in at the
125 spot.