Young and restless Turkey seeks Finland win to dream on

The Turkish national team will hunt a dream when it hosts Finland in a World Cup 2018 qualification Group I game on March 24, with coach Fatih Terim drafting in a younger squad with an eye to the future. 

The experienced coach has shown confidence in Emre Mor, who has scored one Bundesliga goal for Borussia Dortmund this season, along with Enes Ünal, a 19-year-old who has shined this season at Twente Enschede, where he plays on loan from Manchester City. 

Gençlerbirliği's Serdar Gürler has also "thanked coach Terim a lot" for his debut invitation to the national team, but it might be difficult for the 25-year-old midfielder to break into the starting XI. 

Barcelona star Arda Turan's return to the squad following a public dispute with the coach also provides some hope to Turkey's qualifying dreams.

Turkey's campaign has been a disappointment so far, with the "Milli Takım" picking up just five points in its first four games. As such, it must beat Finland, which has collected just one point to keep any hopes of the World Cup in Russia alive. 

Iceland, which is located in third, one spot and two points ahead of Turkey, travels to bottom side Kosovo.

"We will start 2017 with a win," said a Terim article in a booklet prepared for the game, which will take place in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya at 8 p.m. local time. 

"At the start of the qualification stage, we set a goal to end Turkey's 15-year thirst for a World Cup. Despite difficulties, we have not given up our belief. This is why we say today that we are targeting the 2018 World Cup, and we will not digress from this goal," he said.

The top clash in the group will be between table-toppers Croatia and visitors Ukraine on March 24 in Zagreb.