Under-fire Hiddink has no plans to retire

The Dutchman was blasted by Turkish media and by some of his players after last week's 3-0 first-leg home defeat by Croatia left the Euro 2008 semi-finalists staring at elimination.

Most pundits in Turkey have predicted Hiddink will be sacked if he does not step down after the reverse fixture in Zagreb, bar the unlikely scenario of the Turks overcoming the huge deficit to reach next year's finals in Poland and Ukraine.

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