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Van Persie: Turkey loss painful

Striker Robin van Persie isn't giving up on the Netherlands' hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016, despite a 3-0 loss to Turkey.

Netherlands striker Robin van Persie said his side's performance was not reflected fairly in a damaging 3-0 loss to Turkey, a huge dent in the Oranje's Euro 2016 qualifying hopes.

The heavy defeat in Konya on Sunday marked Danny Blind's second straight loss since taking charge of the Dutch side in July.

The Netherlands sits fourth in Group A, two points adrift of Turkey in the playoff spot — the only potential path to the finals in France, with the Czech Republic and Iceland having already earned the guaranteed places.