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[caption id="attachment_44647" align="aligncenter" width="652"] Turkey confirms their qualification for India in FIFA U17 World Cup. | Image: Twitter[/caption] Internet Desk: Another nation from Europe confirmed their ticket to the FIFA U17 World Cup 2017, as Turkey with a slender 1-0 victory over Hungary in the UEFA U-17 European Championship quarter-finals in Croatia.

See you in India, @MilliTakimlar!
Turkey have booked a #FIFAU17WC spot by reaching #U17EURO semi-finals pic.twitter.com/dQ9n9hDwIF

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) May 12, 2017

The winner came via an Andras Csonka own goal after 20 minutes in a somewhat scrappy last eight tie in Velika Gorica. Mehmet Hacioglu's side saw off some late pressure from the Hungarians to become the first European side to secure a spot on the plane to India. It will be their first appearance on the global stage at this level since reaching the quarter-finals at Nigeria 2009. In the second quarter-final of the day, Spain and France face off in Varazdin, with the game set to begin at 17.45 local time. Two more spots for India 2017 will be decided on Saturday, with England facing rivals from the British Isles in the form of Republic of Ireland, with Germany taking on old foes the Netherlands in the last quarter-final tie. Hungary, despite defeat, could earn a reprieve and play-off for a chance to reach India. The two defeated quarter-finalists with the best record will go head-to-head in a play-off for a World Cup ticket on Tuesday, 16 May.