Czech Republic 0-2 Turkey: Burak Yilmaz, Fatih Terim and Pavel Vrba reaction

Burak Yilmaz felt Turkey finally showed their true selves as they revived their Euro 2016 campaign with a vital victory over the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

Yilmaz and Ozan Tufan struck as Turkey prevailed 2-0 in their final Group D game in Lens, a win which has given them hope of reaching the last 16.

Turkey will still have to wait on other results to see if they will finish as one of the best third-placed teams but, after defeats to Croatia and Spain, Yilmaz was pleased to deliver.

"Today was our last chance," he said. "It wasn't enough just to win, but to win by two clear goals. We were very aware of that.

"Everything went just like we wanted. We hoped to score a goal early on so that our opponents would have to go forward, leaving space at the back so that we would have the chance to score a second. Luckily, the result went the way we wanted.

"We're very happy. Many things were written and said about us. We're the players but we are not asked about our thoughts and feelings. People comment on us without knowing what's going on in the squad.

"Today people saw the Turkish national team they have been missing. Now I think we're back in the competition. If everything goes as we hope, we'll qualify."

Turkey have a better record than Albania, also on three points, but need one more team from the remaining two groups to finish third with an inferior record.

If they do make it, manager Fatih Terim says they could repeat their performance at Euro 2008, where they made it to the semi-finals only to lose to a last-minute goal to Germany.

"If we advance, we can do what we did in Euro 2008, because our confidence is growing now. We have still some problems but now it's easier to find some solutions," Terim said.

"We have a good side and now we have our team spirit back. Everybody was involved. If we advance, I think we will have a long way to go."

Czech midfielder Vladimir Darida could not hide his disappointment after his side were eliminated.

Darida said: "I feel very down about it all. Nobody wanted to go home after three matches. We knew Turkey needed to win and we were hoping the game would get more open and we would have more chances.

"But we conceded the goal and we tried catching up. We had some good attempts, but we did not manage to score, and that decided the match. The second half was the same as the first. The goal ruins it all."

Czech coach Pavel Vrba looked for positives.

He said: "I'm very happy to have qualified for the tournament. For some players, this could be something to learn from ahead of the upcoming [World Cup] qualifiers."