Turkey and France were Thursday, ready for euro football championship in 2020, when Turkey at home played 0-0 against Iceland in group H.
The one point was enough for both nations, although France first later plays at home against Moldova.
Turkey reached with a fight back on 20 points and can thus no longer be retrieved by the Island, which has 16 points with a match left in the group stage.
France has 19 points before the showdown against Moldova, but even if France loses the battle, so has France beaten Iceland twice in the group stage, and the Island can only reach 19 points.
With a quarter of an hour again began bouncing supporters in the stadium in Istanbul to initiate the celebration, while the Turkish players are no chances took.
the Island did not seriously threaten offensively and to create many chances and the team coach Erik Hamrén shuffled somewhat nervously on the sidelines.
With eight minutes left came the battle’s greatest option for icelanders, as Hördur Björgvin Magnússon suddenly came to a hovedstødsmulighed.
It was the profile Gylfi Sigurdsson, who stood for the paper, but Iceland had to see Merih Demiral from Juventus saved at the finish line with his head.
Gylfi Sigurdsson sent a post after a free-kick in the last minute, but hjemmeholdets defense got cleared in the situation.
Victor Pálsson tried with a clearance two minutes into injury time when he tapped in the field, but again was foiled in the Turkish defense.
A corner kick to the Island five minutes into injury time kept the Turkish players, reserves, coaches, and spectators at the pinebænken. But again, it managed to fend off, and so could jublen break out in Istanbul.
At the moment is Iceland to have the opportunity to qualify through the Nations League A-level.
