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Turkey
Group D · 4th pot

Turkey
Ay-Yıldızlılar.

Third World Cup — after a long absence (last in 2002, 3rd place). Vincenzo Montella as coach brought Italian structured football. Güler as the brain, Yıldız as the star — a generation of "Juventus".

Route · Group D
Sat · 13 JUNAustralia — Turkey — · —Vancouver · 21:00 Fri · 19 JUNTurkey — Paraguay — · —San Francisco · 20:00 Thu · 25 JUNTurkey — USA — · —Los Angeles · 19:00
Mon 29 JUNRound of 16 · D vs ?San Francisco
National anthem
İstiklal Marşı
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
13 JUN · SAT · 21:00
away at Australia
Vancouver · BC Place
Matchday 2
19 JUN · FRI · 20:00
vs Paraguay
San Francisco · "Levi's Stadium"
Matchday 3
25 JUN · THU · 19:00
vs USA
Los Angeles · SoFi Stadium
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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#26
FIFA Ranking
151
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Montella —
Italian in Istanbul.

Vincenzo Montella

Vincenzo Montella

Head Coach · Turkey · since 2023

Italian, former "Sampdoria", former "Adana". Took over in 2023, led through Euro-2024 (¼ final, Netherlands 1:2). 4-3-3 structure, emphasis on set pieces.

Euro 2024 QF 34 matches · 22 wins Best qualifier
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Kenan Yıldız

Kenan Yıldız

Forward · № 9 · 20 years old

Juventus number 10. Parachute goal against Portugal at Euro 2024 — one of the tournament's best goals.

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Arda Güler

Arda Güler

Forward · № 7 · 21 years old

"10" Real Madrid. Champions League 2023/24 winners. Masterpiece goal vs Georgia at Euro 2024.

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Hakan Çalhanoglu

Hakan Çalhanoglu

Midfielder · № 8 · 32 years old

Captain, midfielder "Inter". Scudetto 2023/24, Coppa Italia 2022/23.

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Orkun Kökçü

Orkun Kökçü

Midfielder · № 6 · 25 years old

Beşiktaş number 6. Feyenoord captain 2022/23 — won the Eredivisie at 22.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Uğurcan ÇakırGalatasaray30 years · 192 cm
12
Altai BaindyrManchester United28 years · 198 cm
23
Mert GünokFenerbahçe37 years · 192 cm

Defenders

2
Zeki ÇelikRoma29 years · 180 cm
3
Merih DemiralAl-Ahly28 years · 192 cm
4
Abdülkerim BardakciGalatasaray31 years old · 188 cm
5
Ozan KabakHoffenheim26 years · 186 cm
13
Ferdi KadyogluBrighton26 years old · 177 cm
14
Mert MüldürFenerbahçe27 years · 183 cm
15
Eren ElmalyGalatasaray25 years · 180 cm
16
Samet AkaydinRize Sspor31 years old · 188 cm

Midfielders

8
Hakan ÇalhanogluInter32 years · 178 cm
6
Orkun KökçüBeşiktaş25 years old · 176 cm
17
Salih ÖzcanBorussia D28 years old · 182 cm
18
İsmail YüksekFenerbahçe27 years old · 188 cm
20
Atakan KarazorStuttgart29 years old · 192 cm
24
Kaan AyhanGalatasaray31 years old · 184 cm

Forwards

9
Kenan YıldızJuventus20 years old · 185 cm
7
Arda GülerReal Madrid21 years old · 182 cm
10
Kerem AktürkoğluFenerbahçe27 · 177 cm
11
Barysh Alper IylmazGalatasaray25 years old · 186 cm
19
Irfan Can KahveciKasimpasa30 years old · 175 cm
21
Deniz GüllPorto21 years old · 192 cm
22
Yunus AkgünGalatasaray25 years old · 175 cm
25
Semih KılıçsoyCagliari20 years old · 180 cm
26
Oguz AidynFenerbahçe25 years old · 177 cm
History

Third World Cup,
one Third place

Bronze 2002.

3 tournaments — 1954, 2002, 2026. Best finish — 3rd place in Korea 2002 (Korea 3:2, then Brazil 0:1 in the semis). Long gap: from 2002 to 2026.

2002 3rd place
20023rd3rd place — Korea 3:2, DaeguSemifinals
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