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Turkey
Group D · UEFA · FIFA #22 · Pot 4
| # | Player | Pos | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mert Günok | GK | Fenerbahçe |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik | DF | Roma |
| 3 | Merih Demiral | DF | Al-Ahli |
| 4 | Çağlar Söyüncü | DF | Fenerbahçe |
| 5 | Salih Özcan | MF | Borussia Dortmund |
| 6 | Orkun Kökçü | MF | Beşiktaş |
| 7 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | FW | Fenerbahçe |
| 8 | Arda Güler | FW | Real Madrid |
| 9 | Deniz Gül | FW | Porto |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | MF | Inter Milan |
| 11 | Kenan Yıldız | FW | Juventus |
| 12 | Altay Bayındır | GK | Manchester United |
| 13 | Eren Elmalı | DF | Galatasaray |
| 14 | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | DF | Galatasaray |
| 15 | Ozan Kabak | DF | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 16 | İsmail Yüksek | MF | Fenerbahçe |
| 17 | İrfan Can Kahveci | FW | Kasımpaşa |
| 18 | Mert Müldür | DF | Fenerbahçe |
| 19 | Yunus Akgün | FW | Galatasaray |
| 20 | Ferdi Kadıoğlu | DF | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 21 | Barış Alper Yılmaz | FW | Galatasaray |
| 22 | Kaan Ayhan | MF | Galatasaray |
| 23 | Uğurcan Çakır | GK | Galatasaray |
| 24 | Oğuz Aydın | FW | Fenerbahçe |
| 25 | Samet Akaydin | DF | Çaykur Rizespor |
| 26 | Can Uzun | FW | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Turkey return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years (last appeared in 2002) after winning UEFA Playoff Path C under coach Vincenzo Montella. The squad is organised and defensively solid; Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter Milan) anchors the midfield. Turkey are considered an unknown quantity in Group D alongside the USA, Australia, and Paraguay.
Path to qualification
Qualified by winning UEFA Playoff Path C, defeating Romania 1-0 in the semi-final and Kosovo 1-0 in the final.
Matchday 1
Australia vs Turkey
Australia vs Turkey
BC Place
Matchday 2
Turkey vs Paraguay
Turkey vs Paraguay
Levi's Stadium
Matchday 3
Turkey vs United States
Turkey vs United States
SoFi Stadium