Brazilian forward Claudemir scored a consolation goal in the 88th minute.
The win allowed Galatasaray to climb into second place on four points in the group, five points behind leader Real Madrid. Juventus is third with two points after losing 2-1 to Madrid on Wednesday while Copenhagen is last with one point.
Sneijder had Galatasaray's first attempt in the sixth minute but his effort was saved by Johan Wiland. Three minutes later, however, Brazilian international Melo headed home a ball from Dany Nounkeu to put Galatasaray ahead.
The home team continued pressing, and Sneijder doubled the lead in the 38th after a pass from Emmanuel Eboue.
Eboue also helped fellow Ivory Coast international Drogba to add Galatasaray's third in first-half stoppage time.
The home team, backed by a loud partisan crowd, utterly dominated the Danes in the first half but eased off after the break.
"The match was more or less decided at halftime," Copenhagen defender Lars Jacobsen said. "They scored three fine goals, where they outplayed us completely."
The Danish side seemed more attack-minded in the second half as Galatasaray slowed the pace, allowing Jorgensen and Daniel Braaten to test goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. But Galatasaray continued to press and Wiland made a stunning save in the 61st minute, only to find out that Sneijder had been flagged for offside.
Five minutes later, Drogba found forward Burak Yilmaz whose shot went wide.
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But its coach believes it has the will to advance and secure a place for next year's finals.
"Our players are already on their way in their heads and their hearts," he said. "But we also know our tail is still hanging out. The belief is not the same as the reality.
"Obviously the Dutch are not an easy opponent, they are one of the world's best teams.
"They have some of the single most important players in the world. We are aware of this and we intend to do our utmost against them. What we have done in the other games will not be enough, but we are looking forward to it.
"I will not need to give any sort of team-talk. Nothing I could say will add anything extra."
Netherlands has waltzed its way through Group D, amassing 25 points from its seven games, a draw with
Last week's 8-1 thrashing of
But defender
Those fringe players are now getting their chance and are determined to show
Vlaar is among that number, but is determined to prove his worth after starting against Hungary.
"I want to make it as difficult as possible for the coach," he told NUsport. "I had a number of matches under
"But against Hungary I did well I think, as I have always done when I've started. I was able to take more initiative and it went well, although sometimes I need to show more guts."
Match starts at 2:00 New York time ...
Written by Aydin Reyhan
@AReySportsNews
Turkey will travel to Estonia to face a nation that was minutes away from defeating the likes ofHolland on home ground in a World Cup Qualifier. If they can almost defeat them, defeating the Turks is expected to be a bit easier. However, each match is quite different, and these visitors have it all to play for.
Turkey have Hungary and Romania both hunting for a play-off spot since the Dutch have already guaranteed group leadership. If Turkey win in Estonia and defeat Holland at home, they can guarantee second. They also need the Dutch to defeat the Hungarians at home in order to make this happen.
Coach Fatih Terim masterminded the home 5-0 win over Andorra followed by the 2-0 clean sheet in Romania four days later. He is the right man for the job, but in these final qualifiers his true colors will be shown by the players on the field.
The defense has to be remarkable with the full-backs running backs and forth to be ready to attack for themselves and defend counters from the opponents. The center backs have stay in their own third to protect their keeper at all times. These four guys have to work together and know exactly how and when to distribute the ball and defend.
The midfield is where the creativity will lie, and besides holding onto possession and trying to distribute the ball, they have to run back to help out their defense to force the opponents into making a mistake in the attack so that they themselves can construct a counter.
The attack is obviously responsible for scoring as many goals as possible, but they will also have to drop back in the midfield to help out and perhaps allow others to sprint into scoring positions.
Folks, this is a team that possesses tremendous talent with a coach who knows how to get the job done. However, at the end of the day, the other teams are competitive as well and they have their own game plan, their own fans and own set of players who are coached by experienced professionals. These games will be anything but easy so the red and whites have to be on top of their game.
Character is what makes a man; nervousness is what breaks a man. Turkey need to lean more towards the first in order to succeed.
