| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
2  Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3  Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
4  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
About
World Cup story
Turkey finished third at Korea/Japan 2002 on their first qualification since 1954 — a stunning rise. 2026 is just their third World Cup overall.
- Appearances
- 2
- Best finish
- Third place
- First appearance
- 1954
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
105 capsTOP SCORER
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
22 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
27.2 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- D
v Spain 2–2
2025-11-18 · Away · WC qualifying · Nov 2025
- W
v Romania 1–0
2026-03-26 · Home · WC qualifying · Mar 2026
- W
v Kosovo 1–0
2026-03-31 · Away · WC qualifying · Mar 2026
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
Turkey
VenezuelaTurkey
North Macedonia
KosovoTurkeyTurkey
Romania
SpainTurkeySquad
26-man roster
Coach Vincenzo Montella
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Mert Günok
Fenerbahçe · 37y
37 caps
- 12
Altay Bayındır
Manchester United · 28y
12 caps
- 23
Uğurcan Çakır
Galatasaray · 30y
39 caps
DEFENDERS
9- 2
Zeki Çelik
Roma · 29y
61 caps
3 goals
- 3
Merih Demiral
Al-Ahli · 28y
62 caps
6 goals
- 4
Çağlar Söyüncü
Fenerbahçe · 30y
60 caps
2 goals
- 13
Eren Elmalı
Galatasaray · 25y
23 caps
- 14
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Galatasaray · 31y
27 caps
2 goals
- 15
Ozan Kabak
TSG Hoffenheim · 26y
30 caps
2 goals
- 18
Mert Müldür
Fenerbahçe · 27y
45 caps
3 goals
- 20
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Brighton & Hove Albion · 26y
30 caps
2 goals
- 25
Samet Akaydin
Çaykur Rizespor · 32y
19 caps
1 goals
MIDFIELDERS
5- 5
Salih Özcan
Borussia Dortmund · 28y
30 caps
1 goals
- 6
Orkun Kökçü
Beşiktaş · 25y
50 caps
4 goals
- 10
Hakan ÇalhanoğluC
Inter Milan · 32y
105 caps
22 goals
- 16
İsmail Yüksek
Fenerbahçe · 27y
32 caps
1 goals
- 22
Kaan Ayhan
Galatasaray · 31y
73 caps
5 goals
FORWARDS
9- 7
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Fenerbahçe · 27y
52 caps
15 goals
- 8
Arda Güler
Real Madrid · 21y
29 caps
6 goals
- 9
Deniz Gül
Porto · 21y
8 caps
2 goals
- 11
Kenan Yıldız
Juventus · 21y
28 caps
5 goals
- 17
İrfan Can Kahveci
Kasımpaşa · 30y
47 caps
6 goals
- 19
Yunus Akgün
Galatasaray · 25y
19 caps
4 goals
- 21
Barış Alper Yılmaz
Galatasaray · 26y
35 caps
4 goals
- 24
Oğuz Aydın
Fenerbahçe · 25y
11 caps
- 26
Can Uzun
Eintracht Frankfurt · 20y
6 caps
1 goals
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
6d ago
Turkey end World Cup on high with last-gasp win over USA
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2w ago
10-man Paraguay knock out Turkey despite Almiron red card
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2w ago
World Cup first as Almiron sent off for covering mouth
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3w ago
Clinical Australia upset Turkey in World Cup opener
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3w ago
Irankunda honours Cahill after scoring Australia opener
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4w ago
Fifa World Cup 2026: What you need to know about Turkey
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4w ago
Guler, Soyuncu and Calhanoglu in Turkey World Cup squad
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3mo ago
The World Cup line-up is complete - here's what you need to know
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20mo ago
No easy route to World Cup for Wales - Bellamy
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20mo ago
Wales' Roberts hopes to play for Swansea again
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