The Netherlands' bid to qualify for Euro 2016 ended in failure as Robin van Persie scored an own goal in a home defeat by the 10-man Czech Republic.
The Dutch needed to win and for Iceland to beat Turkey to earn a play-off spot, but Van Persie's error saw them go 3-0 down despite Mark Suchy seeing red.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Van Persie replied to goals from Pavel Kaderabek and Josef Sural but instead it was Turkey who secured third place.
Fatih Terim's side beat Iceland 1-0.
Turkey go through automatically
Turkey had Gokhan Tore dismissed in the 78th minute as their match appeared to be heading for a draw, but Selcuk Inan's last-minute goal saw them claim a dramatic victory.
That result means Turkey qualify for next summer's tournament in France as the highest ranked third-placed team out of all nine qualifying groups.
Ukraine and Norway both finished third in their respective groups and had more points than Turkey.
But results against the sides finishing bottom in their respective groups do not count - leaving Turkey with the most points.
"As a country we really needed this win to feel happy, even for a few hours maybe," said Terim.
"We are so happy to have offered some happiness to our people."
Blind plans to remain in charge
Netherlands coach Danny Blind took over at the start of July after Guus Hiddink left after 10 months in the position.
He has lost three of his four matches in charge but says he has "no intention" of stepping down.
"I'm going to carry on with my work because I'm under contract until 2018 and I believe in this team," Blind added.
"I haven't achieved my goal. The aim was to qualify automatically or via the play-offs and I haven't done that.
"Am I the one to blame? I now have to analyse that. The results weren't good."
Against the Czechs, Van Persie's cushioned header past his own goalkeeper was the low point - and seemed to spark a reaction from the home side as they scored twice in quick succession afterwards.
But they still failed to capitalise on their numerical advantage, with Suchy having been dismissed for a last-man tackle on Manchester United forward Memphis Depay late in the first half.
The Netherlands, who finished third at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, were crowned European champions in 1988 and were third in 1992, 2000 and 2004.
The last time they failed to qualify for a major tournament was the 2002 World Cup. Before that, they were absent from the 1982 and 1986 tournaments and from the 1984 European Championship.
Reaction to the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
Lineup, Bookings (7) & Substitutions (6) Netherlands 01 Zoet
02 Tete
03 Bruma
04 van Dijk (Dost - 64' )
(Dost - 64' ) 05 Riedewald (van Persie - 39' Booked )
(van Persie - 39' ) 08 Wijnaldum
06 Blind Booked
10 Sneijder Booked
11 El Ghazi (Lens - 69' )
(Lens - 69' ) 09 Huntelaar Booked
07 Depay Substitutes 12 Van der Wiel
13 Anita
14 Rekik
15 Kongolo
16 Bazoer
17 Lens
18 Dost
19 van Persie
20 Afellay
21 Elia
22 Vermeer
23 Stekelenburg Czech Republic 01 Cech
02 Kaderábek
17 Suchy Dismissed
03 Kadlec
04 Gebre Selassie Booked
12 Pavelka
10 Skalak Booked
22 Darida
13 Plasil (Skoda - 86' )
(Skoda - 86' ) 18 Sural (Kalas - 71' )
(Kalas - 71' ) 07 Necid (Prochazka - 45' ) Substitutes 05 Prochazka
06 Kalas
08 Frydek
11 Skoda
14 Petrzela
15 Kopic
16 Vaclik
19 Krejci
20 Novak
23 Koubek Ref: Damir Skomina
Yesterday, the  football team crashed out of the   after a 2–3 defeat against the  in . Dutch player  scored an own goal.

The match was held in the  in the Dutch capital. ,  and the Czech Republic qualified for the tournament from group A, Turkey defeating Iceland 1–0 to take third position.

The Dutch team, nicknamed Oranje, had 60% ball possession in front of the Czechs. The match saw six  and one . Four Dutch players were shown yellow cards.  A total of 30 fouls were committed in the match, seventeen by the Dutch, and thirteen by the Czechs. Czech defender  was sent off in the 43rd minute. 

The first half saw two goals by the visitors, three yellow cards, and one red card. The first goal came in the 24th minute. ,  by , scored.  assisted for the second goal,  scoring in the bottom left corner.

Robin van Persie, who scored the own goal, pictured from file last year. 
In the second half, Robin van Persie scored an  in the 66th minute, providing the visitors a 3–0 lead. The Dutch side won a corner in the 70th minute, from which  reduced the goal difference with a header, assisted by . 

Later, in the 83rd minute, van Persie scored in the correct net, making it 2–3 for the Netherlands, assisted by . In the next minute, van Persie was booked for . 

The match ended in a 2–3 loss for the Oranje, and they failed to qualify for the Euros for the first time since 1984. In order to qualify, the Dutch had to beat the Czechs and rely on Iceland to beat Turkey. A ten-man Turkish side defeated Iceland 1–0 and qualified for the tournament.
'''Group A standings'''





 Position 

 Team 

 P 

 W 

 D 

 L 

 F 

 A 

 +/- 

 Pts



 1 

 30px Czech Republic 

 10 

 7 

 1 

 2 

 19 

 14 

 5 

 22



 2 

 30px Iceland 

 10

 6

 2

 2 

17 

 6 

 11 

 20



3 

 30px Turkey

 10

 5

 3

 2 

 14 

 9 

 5 

 18



 4 

 30px The Netherlands 

 10

 4

 1 

 5 

 17 

 14 

 3 

 13



 5 

 30px Kazakhstan 

 10

 1

 2 

 7 

 7 

 18 

 -11 

 5



 6 

 30px Latvia 

 10

 0

 5 

 5 

 6 

 19 

 -13 

 5




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== Match stats ==