Türkiye World Cup 2026

After a 24-year absence, the Turkish national team is back at the World Cup. In Group D, Türkiye will face Paraguay, Australia and the United States.

Group D 3rd appearance USA · Canada · Mexico Vincenzo Montella 26-man squad
Next Türkiye match starts in
27days
19hours
12minutes
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🇹🇷 Türkiye vs Paraguay 🇵🇾
14 June 2026, Sunday 19:00 TRT MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

Türkiye Group Stage Matches

14 JUN
19:00 TRT
MetLife Stadium
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs Paraguay 🇵🇾
19 JUN
00:00 TRT
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
🇹🇷 Türkiye vs Australia 🇦🇺
24 JUN
02:00 TRT
SoFi Stadium
🇺🇸 USA vs Türkiye 🇹🇷

Group D Rivals

In Group D, Türkiye faces three teams from three different continents: South America, Asia/Oceania and North America.

🇦🇺

Australia

FIFA Ranking: 28

AFC zone'undan otomatik finale geçti. Fiziksel oyun gücü yüksek, hızlı kanat oyunu.

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Paraguay

FIFA Ranking: 50

Güney Amerika eleme sıralamasında 5. olarak finale yükseldi. Defansif disiplinli, kontra-atak ağırlıklı.

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🇺🇸

USA

FIFA Ranking: 16

Ev sahibi avantajı. Pulisic, Reyna, McKennie gibi Avrupa'da forma giyen oyuncularla güçlü kadro.

Team Profile

Türkiye at the World Cup — History

With 2026, Türkiye qualify for the World Cup finals for the 3rd time. Here's a recap of the previous two campaigns.

1954 Switzerland
Group Stage

Türkiye's debut at the World Cup. Grouped with West Germany and Hungary, the Crescent-Stars thumped South Korea 7-0 but fell to West Germany 1-4 and 2-7 in the play-off, exiting in the group stage. Suat Mamat top scored with 4 goals.

Top scorer: Suat Mamat (4 goals)
2002 South Korea / Japan
Third Place 🥉

Turkish football's golden era. Under Şenol Güneş, Türkiye finished second in the group, edged Japan 1-0 and Senegal 1-0 (extra time) to reach the semi-final. After losing 0-1 to Brazil, they beat hosts South Korea 3-2 in the third-place play-off. Hakan Şükür's 10.8-second strike remains the fastest goal in World Cup history.

Hakan Şükür: 8 goals (joint top scorer), İlhan Mansız: 3 goals
2026 USA / Canada / Mexico
Group D — 3rd appearance

A return after 24 years. Vincenzo Montella's side faces Paraguay, Australia and the USA in Group D. With captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu, wide-man Kenan Yıldız and young playmaker Arda Güler, a new generation aims to revive the spirit of 2002.

Will be updated once the squad is finalised

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