Ferdi Kadioglu (R) scored the winning goal to keep Turkey's World Cup hopes alive Credit: YASIN AKGUL / AFP

Turkey kept their hopes of a first World Cup appearance since 2002 alive as Ferdi Kadioglu scored a second-half winner in a 1-0 victory over Romania in their playoff semifinal on Thursday.

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