Turkish football fans have been asked to be on their best behaviour and show traditional national hospitality during a football World Cup qualifiying match in Bursa, Turkey Wednesday 14 October against long-time rivals Armenia.The match comes less than a week after the two countries restored full diplomatic relations in a ceremony in Zurich, after a century of troubled relations.

Ticket sales are tightly controlled, and the rowdiest group of fans received a personal appeal from the Turkish president, Abdullah Gul. Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan will attend the match. His Turkish counterpart attended a match Yerewan Armenialast year, in Yerewan, Armenia, opening up what has been called “football diplomacy”. Reuters, Washington Post