Turkey take on England in a friendly


A key test of the strength of Turkey comes at the weekend when they face England in Manchester. Turkey's pre-EURO 2016 fixture against England will kick-off at 5.15pm on Sunday.The match-up at the Manchester City Stadium, originally scheduled as a 5.30pm kick-off, will be a warm-up game ahead of this summer's tournament in France. Turkey's National Team Coach Fatih Terim on Wednesday announced Turkey's preliminary squad for Euro 2016. Terim said he was expecting great things from his side despite being drawn in a challenging Group D. But he acknowledged that Turkey's Group D - also including reigning champions Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic - could be termed a "group of death"."I think that we have fallen into one of the two strongest groups," he said. But had said Turkey would be a "real obstacle" for any side at the tournament.