Homeomorphism in compact two dimensional manifold, periodic points, and Euler Characteristic.

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I want to prove that if a homeomorphism (a continuous bijection with continuous inverse) in a two dimensional manifold doesn't have a periodic point, then the Euler Characteristc of the manifold is zero.

In other words, if $M$ is a two dimensional compact manifold, and there exist a homeomorphism $h: M\longrightarrow M$ such that $h$ doesn't have a periodic point, then $\chi(M)=0$.

It implies for instance that a homeomorphism on a sphere always have periodic points.