Turkey qualifies for Euro 2016 after victory over Iceland

Turkey qualified for next year’s European football championships Tuesday night with a 1-0 victory over Iceland.

The Netherlands -- Turkey’s rivals for a third-place in Group A -- were beaten 2-3 by the Czech Republic to see Turkey progress to Euro 2016 in France.

A free-kick from Galatasaray’s Selcuk Inan in the 89th minute saw Fatih Terim’s side book its place in the championships -- its first major tournament since reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2008.

​As the best third-placed team in the nine qualifying groups, Turkey avoided having to contest a play-off fixture next month.