Stats That Prove Turkey Are the Comeback Kings

June 20th, 2008 | by: Daryl |

Just how great a comeback team are Turkey? Over their four games at Euro 2008 Turkey have spent 280 minutes on level terms with opposition, 111 minutes losing and just two minutes in the lead. And yet they’re in the semi-finals of Euro 2008.

These stats aren’t intended to suggest that Fatih Terim’s team don’t deserve to be in the last four. They’re intended to underline just how dramatic Turkey’s comebacks have been. Because it doesn’t matter what the score is in the 89th (or 118th) minute. It’s the score at full-time that counts.

vs	Leading	Drawing	Losing

Portugal	0	60	30
Switzerland	1	66	25
Czech Republic	1	35	53
Croatia	0	118	2
Total	2	279	110

(who says stats aren’t exciting?)

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Comments

By Musab | June 20th, 2008 at 7:29 pm

Love that pic of Arda. That little wily bastard….

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By goose | June 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Unbelievable.
See the Germans not settle without a 3-5 goal lead in the Semis.

By george | June 21st, 2008 at 9:58 am

Thanks to Turkey for bringing the surprise element to the tournament. Thanks to God for entertaining us like this by sending Turks.

By Alan | June 25th, 2008 at 5:20 am

Unbeliable! Turkey is great team normally and they have capacity as much as all others..But with this excite it is really great tournement ! They deserve to win and they showed match is not finishing before last warn.Perfect ! Go Turkey and good luck from Danish people !

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