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The point that Turkiye took from Wales is worth significantly more to them than to the British, as it means they are not under pressure in Group 4, and can therefore play freely on Monday. While Turkiye fought its way to a 0-0 draw with a lot of luck, Iceland was able to break a deadlock. The 2-0 victory over Montenegro was somewhat unexpected but the three points were well deserved. The Scandinavians have only lost four of their last twelve international matches and they were all against participants in the last Euro finals. After all Iceland has won four of it's last six away games and was already making positive headlines before the 2-0 victory over Montenegro a few days ago. The 1-0 victory against England immediately before the start of the 2024 European Championship had already sparkle in the front page of every international sports publisher, no matter it was a friendly match or not. Iceland has not lost any of their last four competitive matches against Turkiye. The bookies see the hosts as favourites but the momentum is clearly with the guests.