| Albert Riera struck a stoppage-time winner as European champions
Spain bounced back from a half-time deficit to defeat Turkey in
Istanbul and further strengthen their stranglehold on Group Five.
Spain, who had beaten the same opponents 1-0 in Madrid on Saturday,
had to do it the hard way after falling behind to Semih Senturk's
26th-minute tap-in but second-half goals from Liverpool duo Xabi
Alonso and Riera earned Vicente del Bosque's side the spoils.
The victory means Spain, who have a 100% record after six matches
in qualifying, are now a massive 10 points above Turkey - who
many felt would be their biggest challenger in the pool - and
six clear of second-placed Bosnia-Herzegovina, who were 2-1 winners
over Belgium tonight.
Aside from that, the win also extended Spain's current unbeaten
run to 31 matches - equalling the national record set under Javier
Clemente in the 1990s.
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