Turkey national football team

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The Turkey national football team ( turkish : Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı ) represents Turkey in men ‘s external football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( turkish : Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu ), the governing body for football in Turkey, which was founded in 1923 and has been a member of FIFA since 1923 and UEFA since 1962. [ 6 ]

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The team played their first official external plot in 1923 and has represented the nation in major competitions since their debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have participated in Summer Olympics a entire of six times ( 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1960 ), and reached the quarter-finals doubly, in 1948 and 1952. The team enjoyed their highest achievements in the 2000s, most notably finishing in third locate at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reaching the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2008. They qualified for FIFA World Cup three times ( 1950, [ a ] 1954 and 2002 ) and reached the semi-finals in 2002, winning bronze medals. The team qualified for UEFA European Championships five times. Making their debut at Euro 96, they reached the quarter-finals in Euro 2000 and semi-finals in Euro 2008. In recent years, Turkey qualified to the Euro 2016 and Euro 2020 championships. Since its presentation in 1992, the FIFA World Rankings have ranked Turkey between 5th and 57th position. Following their success at the 2002 World Cup, Turkey managed to stay in the peak 10 in rankings between 2002 and 2004, ranking at 5th in June 2004. [ 9 ] The team climbed once again up to 10th home in December 2008, following their success at Euro 2008. [ 10 ] Turkey achieved their highest victory margin with 7–0 wins over Syria in 1949, South Korea in 1954 and San Marino in 1996, [ 11 ] while their biggest losses were 8–0 defeats to Poland in 1968 and England in 1984 and 1987. [ 12 ] As of 2020, the most capped player to play on the national team is Rüştü Reçber with 120 senior international caps between 1994 and 2012, and the most score player is Hakan Şükür with 51 goals scored between 1992 and 2007. [ 11 ] The longest-serving captain is Turgay Şeren with captainship of 35 international encounters from 1950 to 1966. [ 13 ]

history [edit ]

early years [edit ]

One of the early formations in 1922. Turkey contested Romania for the first prison term in 1923, drawing 2–2. [ 14 ] Zeki Rıza Sporel is considered as the beginning boastful asterisk of turkish football as he scored the first two goals against Romania. Turkey played their first ever official match at the 1924 Summer Olympics lose to Czechoslovakia, 5–2 .

1950 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating Syria 7–0, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to fiscal problems .

1954 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. The turkish team first base lost 4–1 to Spain, but a 1–0 succeed a few days later initiated a replay. On that occasion, they tied 2–2 after, booking their place after a coin flip. Turkey was put in a group along with Hungary and West Germany. The Turks, however, never played Hungary ascribable to the tournament format, and a 4–1 frustration by the Germans was followed by Turkey carrying out a 7–0 winnings over South Korea. turkey lost the play-off to West Germany 7–2. In 1956, however, Turkey did play Hungary in a friendly match in Istanbul, defeating what was one of the strongest teams of the earned run average, 3–1. [ 15 ] Lefter Küçükandonyadis, arguably one of the best turkish strikers of all-time, scored two goals during the tournament .

Near misses [edit ]

Despite the introduction of a national league, and showings by turkish clubs in european competition, the 1960s would be a barren time for the national team. Most players from the 1954 World Cup squad were retired, and the modern generation of players failed to qualify for a major tournament. The 1970s saw Turkey holding back in the World Cup and UEFA European Championship qualifiers, but the team was a point besides abruptly to qualify for both UEFA Euro 1972 and Euro 1976. In the 1980s the Turkish team besides suffered their worst defeats with 8–0 scorelines against Poland and doubly against England. Yet the 1990 World Cup qualifiers would mark a turn period for Turkish football, with Turkey only missing out on qualification in the final match. outstanding players in this time period included Rıdvan Dilmen, Oğuz Çetin, Rıza Çalımbay, Feyyaz Uçar, and european Golden Boot winner Tanju Çolak .
In 1990, german coach Sepp Piontek was put in charge of the national team. Under his steering, a group of modern players debuted for the national team. many of these players ( which included Bülent Korkmaz, Alpay Özalan, Sergen Yalçın, Rüştü Reçber, and Hakan Şükür ) would become the spinal column of the national team for many years. Piontek ‘s mission came to an end in 1993, where he was replaced by Fatih Terim, who in turn managed to qualify for Euro 1996. Turkey qualified for its beginning major tournament since 1954, marking another turn point for Turkish football after having failed to qualify for both Euro 1992 and the 1994 World Cup. The appointment of Piontek was a recommended motion by another german coach, Jupp Derwall, who had coached Galatasaray for three seasons. Derwall is regarded as the revolutionizer of Turkish football, since his introduction of modern western european training techniques and tactical ideas to the turkish game besides heavily influenced the national team .

euro 1996 [edit ]

Turkey qualified for Euro 1996, defeating both Switzerland and Sweden 2–1 during qualification. Despite a solid performance during the qualifiers, Turkey lost all their matches without scoring a individual goal. They did, however, go home with an award : the fair-play award, given to Alpay Özalan .

euro 2000 [edit ]

Although Turkey failed to qualify for the 1998 World Cup, they qualified for Euro 2000 after winning a play-off against the Republic of Ireland. Turkey lost their first gear peer 2–1 to Italy, they drew their second catch against Sweden 0–0, and beat horde state Belgium 2–0, making it the first clock time in the history of the UEFA European Championship a host nation had been eliminated in the first round. This victory brought Turkey into the last eight of the tournament, where they were beaten 2–0 by Portugal, with Arif Erdem missing a critical penalty .

2002 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

For the 2002 World Cup, Turkey finished second in their qualify group, despite starting well and being the favourites to top the group. They lost 2–1 to Sweden in the all-important meet that would decide the top spot. The Turks were forced to play the play-offs against Austria. They defeated the Austrians 6–0 on aggregate and booked their plaza at the finals. The turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2–1 kill against eventual winners Brazil. [ 16 ] Turkey qualified from the group stage with a 3–0 acquire against China PR after drawing 1–1 with Costa Rica. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Turkey then faced home team Japan in the second attack, winning 1–0. [ 19 ] The Turkish team continued their carry, as they beat senegal 1–0 on a gold goal to script their target in the semi-finals, where a 1–0 get the better of against eventual tournament winners Brazil forced them to play the third base target match, and a bronze decoration was won after a 3–2 victory over co-hosts South Korea. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Hakan Şükür scored Turkey ‘s foremost goal in 10.8 seconds, flush when the South Koreans kicked off first gear. It was the fastest goal in World Cup history. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Tens of thousands of chauvinistic turkish fans greeted the World Cup police squad on their render to Istanbul, where they joined a massive street party at Taksim Square. [ 25 ] Rüştü Reçber, Alpay Özalan and Hasan Şaş were all included in the All-Star Team, with Reçber besides being voted as the best goalkeeper in the UEFA Team of the class 2002, while Şenol Güneş was being voted as the best coach .

2003 FIFA Confederations Cup [edit ]

In the summer of 2003, Turkey reached one-third seat at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. In the group stages, Turkey defeated the United States 2–1 before losing to Cameroon 0–1. In their final group match, Turkey drew 2–2 against Brazil, eliminating them from the tournament. turkey lost to eventual tournament winners France 3–2 in the semi-final match. Turkey then defeated Colombia 2–1 to win the bronze decoration. Tuncay scored three goals and made an help, which won him the Silver Shoe Award and the Silver Ball Award for the second best actor of the tournament .

euro 2004 [edit ]

The Turkish team failed to qualify for Euro 2004 on play-offs due to a loss to Latvia after finishing second in their group. This marked a turn point for the national team as new players were introduced to the national team to create a new generation .

2006 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

The Turkish team once again narrowly missed out on the World Cup finals after failing to win a play-off, this time on away goals against Switzerland, again after finishing second in their group. There were scenes of ferocity after the game on and off the peddle where the Turkish team brawled with Swiss players down the burrow .

euro 2008 [edit ]

Turkey qualified for their first international tournament in six years by finishing second behind Greece in Euro 2008 qualifying Group C to reach the Euro 2008 concluding stages. They were placed aboard Switzerland, Portugal and the Czech Republic in Group A. In their first pit, they played Portugal and were beaten 2–0, but wins over Switzerland ( 2–1 ) and the Czech Republic ( 3–2 ) – both secured by late goals – brought qualification for the knockout stages. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] Again, Turkey knocked out a server nation – Switzerland – in the group stages for the second fourth dimension. [ 29 ] The quarter-final against Croatia was scoreless after 90 minutes, and Croatia led 1–0 in the final minute of extra time, but another belated turkish goal by forward Semih Şentürk brought the game to penalties. The finish raised some controversy with Croatia fans and Croatia head coach Slaven Bilić, who claimed that the goal had been scored after extra time had elapsed. This charge, however, was overruled, and the game went into penalties. Turkey defeated Croatia in penalties, 3–1. [ 30 ] Turkey went into the semi-final against Germany with equitable 14 outfield players available as a result of injuries and suspensions, but scored beginning and were drawing 2–2. But they finished third by default after losing 3–2 with a last minute finish by Philipp Lahm. [ 31 ] Both Russia and Turkey were given bronze medals in the dressing rooms after the semi-finals .
Turkey against France on 5 June 2009 .

2010 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

Turkey were drawn in UEFA Group 5 together with Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia and Spain. Turkey had a desegregate qualify campaign, finishing with 15 points and missing out on a play-off station to Bosnia and Herzegovina with 19 points. Spain topped the group to qualify, winning every bet on in the work. Coach Fatih Terim announced he would be resigning his post following their bankruptcy to qualify. [ 32 ]

euro 2012 [edit ]

Turkey were drawn in Group A in reservation for Euro 2012, together with Kazakhstan, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Azerbaijan. The turkish team reached the play-offs after beating Azerbaijan 1–0 but got eliminated 3–0 on aggregate by Croatia. On 14 November 2012, Turkey celebrated their five-hundredth catch in a friendly game played against Denmark at the Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, which ended in a 1–1 attract. Before the match, footballers and coaches, who contributed to the national team ‘s success in the past, were honoured. turkish dad singer Hadise, who wore a national team new jersey with the number 500, performed a small concert. [ 33 ] [ 34 ]

2014 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

Turkey were drawn in Group D in qualification for the 2014 World Cup, together with Andorra, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania, finishing fourth. Turkey began to lose critical points during reservation and Abdullah Avcı was sacked soon after. Fatih Terim was put in charge for the third base fourth dimension to lead the national team, but a 2–0 get the better of against the Netherlands ended hopes of qualification .

euro 2016 [edit ]

Turkey against Austria on 29 March 2016. Turkey were drawn in Group A in the qualification campaign for the Euro 2016, together with Iceland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The turkish team qualified for their first major tournament in eight years as the best third-placed team after beating Iceland 1–0, with Selçuk İnan netting a free recoil in the 89th minute. After over 18 months unbeaten, a loss to England as a pre-tournament friendly ended the team ‘s victorious streak, subsequently leading to back-to-back losses against Croatia and Spain in the tournament. Turkey won their final game against the Czech Republic, 2–0. They were minutes aside from reaching the last 16, until a late winner for Ireland against Italy meant that the latter alternatively qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. Despite elimination, youngster Emre Mor ‘s nice display and help during the bet on revealed a aspirant future for turkish football .

2018 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

Turkey were drawn in UEFA Group I for the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign. together with Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Kosovo and Ukraine. During the qualifiers, head coach Fatih Terim stood down after an off-field incidental, [ 35 ] and 72-year-old erstwhile Romania coach Mircea Lucescu took over. After eight games, Turkey stood a strong chance of qualifying for the tournament, but a 0–3 kill against Iceland at home ended automatic reservation hopes. After a 2–2 draw against Finland the team finished fourth in Group I .

2018–19 UEFA Nations League [edit ]

Turkey was drawn with Russia and Sweden in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B and Turkey had a poor performance which led the country to finish buttocks. At the beginning game held at home against 2018 World Cup master of ceremonies and quarter-finalist Russia, Turkey lost 1–2 despite an counterweight by Serdar Aziz. Turkey then put up its best performance in the League, winning 3–2 against Sweden right in swedish land. however, Turkey could not capitalize on this opportunity and lost 0–2 to Russia in Sochi before suffering a humiliating 0–1 home personnel casualty to Sweden, therefore initially sent Turkey to League C. however, UEFA convention changes meant Turkey was allowed to remain in League B .

euro 2020 [edit ]

Turkey were drawn in group H in the qualify stagecoach along with the 2018 FIFA World Cup champions France, a well as Iceland, Albania, Moldova and Andorra. Veteran passenger car Şenol Güneş revolutionised the team, with many young talents, combining them with feel players like Burak Yılmaz and Emre Belözoglu. The team restructure proved to be flair, as Turkey had one of the best campaigns in holocene history. Turkey managed to achieve a 2–0 victory against the group favourites France in Konya and late a 1–1 pull at Stade de France. Turkey struggled against the group underdog Andorra in their first match against them, winning by a 89th-minute finish at the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul. Turkey ‘s only defeat in the group came against Iceland in Reykjavik, losing 2–1. The get the better of came after maltreatment of the turkish group at the Iceland customs, keeping them at the airport for 3 hours. This was followed by an Icelandic supporter holding a toilet brush to team captain Emre Belozoglu as a make-believe microphone during an interview. The events were heavily criticised by the Turkish and european media. In an interview turkish Coach Şenol Güneş, said that had come here 40 years ago, nothing had changed about the stadium and the nation, except that some icelandic people had lost the cordial reception they had 40 years ago. Turkey entered matchday 9 against Iceland as group leaders with 19 points. Turkey and Iceland were drawn 0–0 at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. Though unable to defeat Iceland and losing the beginning invest to France, a draw was enough to secure Turkey a spot in Euro 2020 finals, ahead of their away catch against Andorra. [ 36 ] Turkey had the honor of opening the Euro 2020 Finals but it soon turned to be a night to forget for the Turkish. Turkey kicked off the european Championship with a 3–0 loss against Italy in Group A at the Olympic Stadium with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne on target. Roberto Mancini ‘s side had been frustrated by Turkey ‘s defensive access in the first half but broke through in the 53rd hour when a hard-hit hybridization from Domenico Berardi flew in off Turkey defender Merih Demiral for an own goal. They went to lose the following two games from both Switzerland and Wales, losing all three games in a row alongside debutants North Macedonia .

2020–21 UEFA Nations League [edit ]

After qualifying for Euro 2020, Turkey entered with momentum, even though they had to face previous foe Russia, aboard Hungary and Serbia in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B. however, despite all these improvements, Turkey performed ill in their two opening games in September 2020. The first game against Hungary at home saw Turkey suffer a 0–1 loss by a loose kick from Dominik Szoboszlai. Going to Belgrade against Serbia, after repeated serbian pressure, Turkey had a one-man advantage following Aleksandar Kolarov ‘s red card, however the Turks failed to capitalise and were held scoreless. This damaged their chances of qualifying for League A, as their future opponents in October will be Russia ( who had had a potent begin ) and Hungary. The early poor operation could besides represent a damaging effect for Turkey, as this season ‘s Nations League was used for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification work. Turkey continued to find its inaugural succeed in the Nations League. Against Russia in Moscow, a team which Turkey has failed to win in russian dirty since its survive succeed at 1966 and hush finding its first acquire over the Russians since 1975 in general, Turkey once again failed to register a winnings, though they got an encouraging 1–1 draw thanked for Kenan Karaman ‘s equalizer. Yet, the turkish side disappointed with only a 2–2 draw over Serbia at home dirt. November 2020 proved to be identical important as Turkey must gain crucial wins in order to stay or even either getting possible promotion. Their first game in this calendar month ‘s Nations League was against Russia, but Denis Cheryshev scored an early lead making the turkish side looked hapless. Yet, a red card to Andrey Semyonov proved to be a game record changer, and with a one-man advantage, the Turks turned the deficit to finally break down its winless run against Russia with a 3–2 home gain. The Turks then traveled to Hungary with hope that a win against the Hungarians could mean possible promotion, at least if Russia lost to Serbia. however, while Russia suffered a humiliating 0–5 defeat away in Belgrade, Turkey failed to gain the advantage and alternatively got net doubly by the Hungarians, despite late pressure to find an equalizer in the second half. That meant Turkey and Serbia were level on points, but with two goals aside scored by the serbian side in contrast to Turkey ‘s failure to do the lapp in Belgrade, Turkey was unable to escape from delegating for the irregular times ( the first season saw Turkey stayed due to Nations League overhaul ) as the team was relegated to 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C. such result besides meant Turkey will have to fight in order to get a direct 2022 FIFA World Cup ticket as play-off qualification appeared to be slim with their delegating, in which the 2022 World Cup qualifiers will occur in 2021 .

Kit suppliers [edit ]

Kit provider

Period

Adidas

1982–2003

Nike

2003–present

Rivalries [edit ]

Turkey has developed respective celebrated rivalries, the most well-known being with Croatia [ 37 ] and Greece. Turkey and Croatia have played each other 9 times, [ 38 ] with their beginning meeting at Euro 1996 ; where both countries made their debuts in the opening couple, which Croatia won 1–0. [ 39 ] A well-remembered match between them was at Euro 2008, which Turkey won on penalties after a 1–1 deadlock even after extra-time. With the win, Turkey reached the semi-finals in only their third appearance overall at the Euro finals. [ 40 ] The two teams faced each other in the 2012 Euro qualifying play-offs, with Croatia winning 3–0 in the first-leg in Istanbul, and advancing to the tournament finals following a 0–0 pull in the second-leg. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] The two teams faced each other once again in a european competition at Euro 2016, playing in the opening match of Group D ; with Croatia winning 1–0 through a sensational Luka Modrić volley. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] only three months after the match at the Euros, the two teams played in their open match in Group I of 2018 FIFA World Cup modification, which finished 1–1. [ 45 ] precisely one year after this, Turkey won the reversion fastness 1–0 at family, which played a key part in both countries ‘ qualifying campaign, although Turkey would not qualify for World Cup while Croatia would go on to qualify and finish second in that edition. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] Turkey besides has a historic competition with Greece ; having played them a sum of 14 times, winning eight, drawing three and losing three games. [ 48 ] Both countries have been described as “ punching above their weight ” ; with Greece winning Euro 2004 despite being classified as underdog anterior to the competition, and Turkey followed-up their World Cup bronze decoration in 2002 by advancing to the semi-finals of Euro 2008, where they were knocked out by Germany. Due to latent hostility between the two countries and the quarrel over Cyprus, coupled with respective incidents occurring during matches between Turkish and Greek clubs, it has been described as one of the biggest international football rivalries. [ 49 ]

Results and fixtures [edit ]

Win Draw Loss

2021 [edit ]

2022 [edit ]

Coaching staff [edit ]

As of 27 September 2021[50]

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Gibraltar and Montenegro, respectively on 13 and 16 November 2021.[53]
Caps and goals are correct as of 13 November 2021 after the match against Gibraltar.

recent call-ups [edit ]

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are hush available for selection .

actor records [edit ]

Most cap players [edit ]

As of 20 June 2021[54][55]

Players in bold are still available to play in Turkey national team.

top goalscorers [edit ]

As of 20 June 2021[56]

Players in bold are still available to play in Turkey national team.

Centuriate goals [edit ]

As of 29 September 2020 : [ 57 ] [ 58 ]

competitive record [edit ]

FIFA World Cup [edit ]

FIFA World Cup record

qualification record

Year

Result

Position

Squad

1930
Did not enter
Did not enter
1934
Withdrew
Withdrew
1938
Did not enter
Did not enter
1950
Qualified but withdrew

1954

Group stage

9th

Squad

1958
Withdrew
Withdrew
1962
Did not qualify

1966

1970

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002
Third place
3rd
7
4
1
2
10
6
Squad

2006
Did not qualify

2010

2014

2018

2022
To be determined

2026
To be determined

Total

Third place

2/21

—

138

203

UEFA european championship [edit ]

UEFA european championship record

Qualifying record

Year

Result

Position

Squad

1960
Did not qualify

1964

1968

1972

1976

1980

1984

1988

1992

1996

Group stage

16th

Squad

2000

Quarter-finals

6th

Squad

2004
Did not qualify

2008
Semi-finals
3rd
5
2
1
2
8
9
Squad

2012
Did not qualify

2016

Group stage

17th

Squad

2020

24th

Squad

2024
To be determined
To be determined

Total

Third place

5/16

—

120

152

UEFA Nations League [edit ]

UEFA Nations League record

Season

Division

Group

2018–19
B
2

4
1
0
3
4
7

22nd

2020–21
B
3

6
1
3
2
6
8

29th

2022–23
C
TBD
To be determined

Total

22nd

FIFA Confederations Cup [edit ]

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games [edit ]

1968 – 1988 see Turkey national amateurish football team. football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992 .

mediterranean Games [edit ]

Turkey B

balkan Cup [edit ]

balkan Cup record

Year

Result

Position

1929–31
Did not participate
1931
Runners-up
2nd
2
1
0
1
3
5

1932
Did not participate
1933
1934–35
1935
1936
1946
1947
1948
1973–76
Semi-finals
4th
2
1
0
1
6
7

1977–80
Group stage
3rd
4
1
1
2
4
8

Total

Runners-up

3/12

ECO Cup [edit ]

ECO Cup record

Year

Result

Position

1965
Runners-up
2nd
2
1
1
0
3
1

1967
Champions
1st
4
2
2
0
8
4

1969
Champions
1st
4
2
2
0
8
2

1970
Runners-up
2nd
3
2
1
0
4
2

1974
Champions
1st
3
2
1
0
3
2

1993
Did not participate

Total

3 Titles

5/6

neck and neck criminal record [edit ]

The following table shows Turkey ‘s all-time external record, correct as of 16 November 2021. positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Honours [edit ]

Third set ( 1 ) : 2002
Semi-finals ( 1 ) : 2008
Third place ( 1 ) : 2003

decoration [edit ]

In 2002, the national team was honored with the turkish “ State Medal of Distinguished Service “ for their third station accomplishment at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. All the team members, coaches and officials were given medals. [ 59 ]

gallery [edit ]

References [edit ]

Notes

^[7][8] Turkey withdrew due to fiscal reasons .
^[52] The official claim held by Altıntop is “ Executive Board Member, pertaining to National Team, “ hope ” U-21 National Teams and Junior National Teams Manager .

Citations

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