Turkey at the 2026 World Cup – Squad, Stats, Fixtures & History
| FIFA Ranking | 29 |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Manager | Vincenzo Montella |
| Captain | Hakan Çalhanoğlu |
| Nickname | Ay-Yıldızlılar (Crescent-Stars) |
| World Cup Titles | 0 |
| World Cup Appearances | 3 |
| Best Finish | Third place (2002) |
| 2022 World Cup | Did not qualify |
| 2026 Group | Group D (United States, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey) |
Team photo coming soon
Qualifying & history
Complete statistical breakdown from Turkey's UEFA qualifying campaign and all-time World Cup history.
Qualifying campaign — detailed breakdown
| Final Position | Qualified |
| Record | W6 D1 L1 |
| Goals Scored | 19 (2.38/match) |
| Goals Conceded | 12 (1.50/match) |
| Goal Difference | +7 |
| Clean Sheets | 3 (37.5%) |
| Failed to Score | 1 matches (12.5%) |
| Biggest Win | 4-1 (H) / 1-6 (A) |
| Biggest Loss | 0-6 (H) / null (A) |
| Win Rate | 75.0% |
| Home Record | W3 D0 L1 (4 games) |
| Away Record | W3 D1 L0 (4 games) |
| Top Scorer | K. Aktürkoğlu (3 goals) |
| Top Assister | H. Çalhanoğlu (4 assists) |
| Most Carded | İ. Yüksek (3 yellow) |
| Managers Used | Vincenzo Montella |
Standard stats — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | Gls | Ast | G+A | CrdY | CrdR | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Çakır | G | 29 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Bardakcı | D | 31 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 |
| K. Yıldız | M | 20 | 7 | 7 | 584 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.46 |
| A. Güler | M | 20 | 7 | 7 | 573 | 6.4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 |
| K. Aktürkoğlu | A | 27 | 7 | 7 | 567 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.48 |
| H. Çalhanoğlu | M | 31 | 7 | 7 | 560 | 6.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.81 |
| İ. Yüksek | M | 27 | 6 | 6 | 487 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M. Demiral | D | 27 | 6 | 6 | 482 | 5.4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.37 |
| F. Kadıoğlu | D | 26 | 8 | 5 | 459 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
| M. Müldür | D | 26 | 7 | 4 | 391 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| O. Kökçü | M | 25 | 7 | 3 | 371 | 4.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 |
| Z. Çelik | D | 28 | 5 | 4 | 357 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.25 |
| O. Aydın | A | 25 | 5 | 2 | 261 | 2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.34 |
| E. Elmalı | D | 25 | 4 | 3 | 257 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| S. Akaydin | D | 31 | 4 | 2 | 236 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| B. Yılmaz | A | 25 | 5 | 2 | 216 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Y. Akgün | M | 25 | 3 | 3 | 179 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| S. Özcan | M | 27 | 5 | 1 | 140 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.63 |
| İ. Kahveci | M | 30 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.83 |
| O. Kabak | D | 25 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Bayındır | G | 27 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ç. Söyüncü | D | 29 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| D. Gül | A | 21 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| C. Uzun | M | 20 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A. Karazor | M | 29 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 126 | 88 | 7959 | 88.4 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 20 | 1 | — | ||
Updated from qualifying campaign data
Shooting stats — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | Gls | Sh | SoT | SoT% | Sh/90 | G/Sh | G/SoT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Aktürkoğlu | A | 27 | 6.3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 50.0% | 1.90 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| K. Yıldız | M | 20 | 6.5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 60.0% | 1.54 | 0.30 | 0.50 |
| M. Demiral | D | 27 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0.37 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| A. Güler | M | 20 | 6.4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 42.9% | 1.09 | 0.14 | 0.33 |
| H. Çalhanoğlu | M | 31 | 6.2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 57.1% | 1.13 | 0.14 | 0.25 |
| M. Müldür | D | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 0.93 | 0.25 | 0.50 |
| F. Kadıoğlu | D | 26 | 5.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 0.59 | 0.33 | 1.00 |
| İ. Kahveci | M | 30 | 1.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7% | 2.50 | 0.33 | 0.50 |
| Z. Çelik | D | 28 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Y. Akgün | M | 25 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| S. Özcan | M | 27 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 0.63 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| D. Gül | A | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| O. Kökçü | M | 25 | 4.1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | 1.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| İ. Yüksek | M | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 0.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| A. Bardakcı | D | 31 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.43 | 0.00 | — |
| B. Yılmaz | A | 25 | 2.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| C. Uzun | M | 20 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 10.00 | 0.00 | — |
| A. Karazor | M | 29 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.00 | 0.00 | — |
| Y. Sarı | A | 27 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| O. Aydın | A | 25 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 88.4 | 17 | 72 | 36 | 50.0% | — | — | — | ||
Goalkeeping stats — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | GA | GA90 | SoTA | Saves | Save% | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Çakır | 29 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 7.0 | 10 | 1.43 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
| A. Bayındır | 27 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.00 | — | 6 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 8 | 8 | 720 | 8.0 | 12 | 1.50 | — | 21 | — | — | — | |
Playing time — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | MP | Min | Min% | Starts | Subs | Complete 90s | PPM | On-Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U. Çakır | G | 29 | 7 | 630 | 7.9% | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Bardakcı | D | 31 | 7 | 630 | 7.9% | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| K. Yıldız | M | 20 | 7 | 584 | 7.3% | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Güler | M | 20 | 7 | 573 | 7.2% | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| K. Aktürkoğlu | A | 27 | 7 | 567 | 7.1% | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| H. Çalhanoğlu | M | 31 | 7 | 560 | 7.0% | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| İ. Yüksek | M | 27 | 6 | 487 | 6.1% | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| M. Demiral | D | 27 | 6 | 482 | 6.1% | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| F. Kadıoğlu | D | 26 | 8 | 459 | 5.8% | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
| M. Müldür | D | 26 | 7 | 391 | 4.9% | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| O. Kökçü | M | 25 | 7 | 371 | 4.7% | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Z. Çelik | D | 28 | 5 | 357 | 4.5% | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| O. Aydın | A | 25 | 5 | 261 | 3.3% | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| E. Elmalı | D | 25 | 4 | 257 | 3.2% | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
| S. Akaydin | D | 31 | 4 | 236 | 3.0% | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| B. Yılmaz | A | 25 | 5 | 216 | 2.7% | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Y. Akgün | M | 25 | 3 | 179 | 2.2% | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| S. Özcan | M | 27 | 5 | 140 | 1.8% | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| İ. Kahveci | M | 30 | 4 | 112 | 1.4% | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| O. Kabak | D | 25 | 2 | 91 | 1.1% | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| A. Bayındır | G | 27 | 1 | 90 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Ç. Söyüncü | D | 29 | 1 | 90 | 1.1% | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| D. Gül | A | 21 | 3 | 88 | 1.1% | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| C. Uzun | M | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0.3% | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| A. Karazor | M | 29 | 2 | 21 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 | — | — | — |
PPM = Points per match when player was on the pitch.
Discipline & miscellaneous — European Qualifiers 2026
| Player | Pos | Age | 90s | CrdY | CrdR | Fls | Fld | Off | Int | TklW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Aktürkoğlu | A | 27 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — |
| İ. Yüksek | M | 27 | 5.4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — |
| H. Çalhanoğlu | M | 31 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
| U. Çakır | G | 29 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — |
| A. Bardakcı | D | 31 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
| K. Yıldız | M | 20 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — |
| A. Güler | M | 20 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — |
| M. Demiral | D | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Z. Çelik | D | 28 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
| O. Aydın | A | 25 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| S. Özcan | M | 27 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| İ. Kahveci | M | 30 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| A. Bayındır | G | 27 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| D. Gül | A | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| M. Eskihellaç | D | 28 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| F. Kadıoğlu | D | 26 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — |
| M. Müldür | D | 26 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
| O. Kökçü | M | 25 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — |
| E. Elmalı | D | 25 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| S. Akaydin | D | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| B. Yılmaz | A | 25 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Y. Akgün | M | 25 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
| O. Kabak | D | 25 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Ç. Söyüncü | D | 29 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| C. Uzun | M | 20 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| SQUAD TOTAL | 88.4 | 20 | 1 | 74 | 86 | — | — | — | ||
CrdY = Yellow cards · CrdR = Red cards · Fls = Fouls committed · Fld = Fouls drawn · Off = Offsides · Int = Interceptions · TklW = Tackles won
Scores & fixtures — European Qualifiers 2026
| Date | MD | Venue | Opponent | Result | GF | GA | Formation | Captain | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2025 | 1 | Away | Georgia | W | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Sep 7, 2025 | 2 | Home | Spain | L | 0 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2025 | 3 | Away | Bulgaria | W | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2025 | 4 | Home | Georgia | W | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 5 | Home | Bulgaria | W | 2 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 6 | Away | Spain | D | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 7 | Home | Romania | W | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8 | Away | Kosovo | W | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
Qualifying record: UEFA Playoff Path C winner
Formation usage — 2024–2026
| Formation | Times Used | W | D | L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | 6 | — | — | — | 75.0% |
| 5-4-1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12.5% |
| 3-4-2-1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12.5% |
Primary formation: 4-2-3-1 (used in 75.0% of qualifying matches)
All-time World Cup record
🎉 Turkey will make their World Cup debut in 2026!
This will be their first appearance in the competition's 96-year history. Their journey begins on Saturday, June 13, 2026 against Australia at BC Place, Vancouver.
Head-to-head vs Group D opponents
vs United States
2
Total
1
Turkey W
1
Draws
0
United States W
Last meeting: Türkiye 0-0 USA · June 2026
vs Paraguay
1
Total
0
Turkey W
1
Draws
0
Paraguay W
Last meeting: Türkiye 0-0 Paraguay · June 2026
vs Australia
1
Total
0
Turkey W
1
Draws
0
Australia W
Last meeting: Australia 0-0 Türkiye · June 2026
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