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⚽ World Cup 2026 — Group D

TurkeyTurkey

Capital: Ankara  ·  Population: 85.3m
V. MontellaCoach: V. Montella  ·  Italy  ·  2 yrs 9 mo
1 matches this tournament
Position
3
Group D
Points
0
1 matches played
Record
0W 0D 1L
0% win rate
Goals For
0
0.00 per game
Goals Against
2
2.00 per game
FIFA Rank
#22
Current FIFA world ranking
Team Intelligence

Turkey are appearing in their 3rd World Cup, having first qualified in 1954. Their best finish remains Third place (2002). They enter the tournament ranked 22nd in the world by FIFA.

Fixtures & Results

All times UTC
Sunday 14 June
04:00 UTC
Australia
2–0FT
Turkey
Analysis →
Saturday 20 June
03:00 UTC
Turkey
1
2.04
X
3.43
2
3.98
Paraguay
Analysis →
Friday 26 June
02:00 UTC
Turkey
1
2.67
X
3.62
2
2.41
USA
Analysis →

Squad

Squad Avg Age26.7
Youngest20C. Uzun
Oldest36M. Günok
Squad Size26
GoalkeepersAvg 30.7
1M. GünokM. Günok36 yrs
12A. BayindirA. Bayindir27 yrs
23U. ÇakirU. Çakir29 yrs
DefendersAvg 27.9
2Z. ÇelikZ. Çelik28 yrs
3M. DemiralM. Demiral27 yrs
4Ç. SöyüncüÇ. Söyüncü29 yrs
13E. ElmaliE. Elmali25 yrs
14A. BardakciA. Bardakci31 yrs
15O. KabakO. Kabak25 yrs
18M. MüldürM. Müldür26 yrs
20F. KadiogluF. Kadioglu26 yrs
22K. AyhanK. Ayhan31 yrs
25S. AkaydinS. Akaydin31 yrs
MidfieldersAvg 25.6
5S. ÖzcanS. Özcan27 yrs
6O. KokçuO. Kokçu25 yrs
8A. GülerA. Güler20 yrs
10H. ÇalhanogluH. Çalhanoglu31 yrs
16I. YüksekI. Yüksek27 yrs
17I. KahveciI. Kahveci30 yrs
21B. YilmazB. Yilmaz25 yrs
26C. UzunC. Uzun20 yrs
AttackersAvg 23.6
7K. AktürkogluK. Aktürkoglu27 yrs
9D. GülD. Gül21 yrs
11K. YildizK. Yildiz20 yrs
19Y. AkgünY. Akgün25 yrs
24O. AydinO. Aydin25 yrs

Team Insights

Model Probabilities ?
Qualify
87.9%
Semi-final
4.6%
Win
0.3%
Pre-Tournament Performance ?
DWWWW
Last 5 matches before the tournament — newest right
Last 5 Matches ?
06-06Venezuela2–1WFriendly
06-01North Macedonia4–0WFriendly
03-31Kosovo1–0WWC Qual
03-26Romania1–0WWC Qual
11-18Spain2–2DWC Qual

Betting Insights

Market Performance ?
Bet This Team
-100.0%
Bet Opponents
+453.0%
Flat-stake ROI across 1 match (bookmaker odds)
Win / Draw / Loss ?
W 0%D 0%L 100%
0W 0D 1L from 1 tournament match
Game State Behaviour ?
Trailing at HT1 game
W 0%D 0%L 100%
Market Expectation ?
2.14
Avg Starting Odds
Favourite in: 1 of 3 matches
Avg Implied Win %: 47%
Goals Profile ?
2.0Average Scoring
Over 1.5
100%
Over 2.5
0%
Over 3.5
0%
Common Scorelines ?
0–2
100%

Tournament Statistics

Goal Timing ?
Available once group matches are played.
Goals & Defence ?
Goals For
0
0.0 per game
Goal Diff
-2
vs opponents
Goals Against
2
2.0 per game
Clean Sheets0 from 1
Both Teams Scored0%
Avg Match Goals2.00
Main Formation ?
Available once group matches are played.

Player Stats

⚽ Top Scorers
Updates once the team plays in the tournament.
🎯 Top Assists
Updates once the team plays in the tournament.
🟨 Bookings
Y. AkgünY. Akgün1
🏥 Injuries
Updates once the team plays in the tournament.

FIFA Rankings History

1320263340#22201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026FIFA Rank (lower = better)
Source: FIFA — lower rank = better

Past World Cup Performance

All-Time World Cup Record
W
5
D
1
L
4
GF
20
GA
17
Win %
50%
Matches played10
Average goals for2.0
Average goals against1.7
Over 1.5 goals70%
Over 2.5 goals60%
Both teams score50%
Biggest win7–0 vs South Korea (1954)
Heaviest loss2–7 vs Germany (1954)
Recent World Cup Appearances
YearPGFGAResults
20027106WWWWDLL
195431011WLL
WC Head-to-Head Records ?
OpponentPWDL
Germany2002
South Korea2200
Brazil2002
Costa Rica1010
China PR1100
Japan1100
Senegal1100