Turkey

Turkey, who face Portugal in their opening game in Geneva on Saturday evening, failed to qualify for either Euro 2004 or the World Cup two years ago, when an ugly post-match brawl in a playoff against Switzerland in Istanbul resulted in sanctions from FIFA. They face Switzerland in Basel on June 11 in what is likely to be an equally decisive match -- hopefully with a more peaceful outcome.

Turkey first participated in a UEFA European Championship final round at Euro 96, losing all three of their group matches, but they returned four years later and advanced as far as the quarter-finals. This remains their best effort to date in the competition.