Armenia-Turkey World Cup 2010 qualifying match commenced in Bursa. The first leg match took place September 6, 2008. Armenia lost the first match with 2:0 score. Turkish President Abdullah Gul was among the spectators. Gul visited Armenia at the invitation of RA President Serzh Sargsyan. Later Armenian President accepted invitation from his Turkish counterpart and is presently at the stadium.

Ataturk stadium seats 35 000 spectators. However presently only 3000 tickets were sold, NEWS.am correspondent reports. The rest was distributed among police and other institutions representatives.