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Nickname(s) | Ay-Yıldızlılar (The Crescent-Stars) [1] Bizim Çocuklar (Our Boys) | ||
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Association | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Vincenzo Montella | ||
Captain | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | ||
Most caps | Rüştü Reçber (120) | ||
Top scorer | Hakan Şükür (51) | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | TUR [2] | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 40 5 (4 April 2024) [3] | ||
Highest | 5 (June 2004) | ||
Lowest | 67 (October 1993) | ||
First international | |||
Turkey 2–2 Romania (Istanbul, Turkey; 26 October 1923) [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Turkey 7–0 Syria (Ankara, Turkey; 20 November 1949) Turkey 7–0 South Korea (Geneva, Switzerland; 20 June 1954) Turkey 7–0 San Marino (Istanbul, Turkey; 10 November 1996) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Poland 8–0 Turkey (Chorzów, Poland; 24 April 1968) Turkey 0–8 England (Istanbul, Turkey; 14 November 1984) England 8–0 Turkey (London, England; 14 October 1987) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1954 ) | ||
Best result | Third place (2002) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals/Third place (2008) | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 1924 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1948, 1952) | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2003 ) | ||
Best result | Third place (2003) | ||
Website | tff.org |
The Turkey national football team (Turkish : Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı; officially recognized as Türkiye by FIFA) [4] [5] represents Turkey in men's international 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]
The team played their first official international game in 1923 and has represented the nation in major competitions since their debut appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics. They have participated in the Summer Olympics a total of six times (1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952 and 1960), and reached the quarter-finals twice, in 1948 and 1952.
The team enjoyed their highest achievements in the 2000s, most notably finishing in third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and reaching the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2008. They qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times (1950, [lower-alpha 2] 1954 and 2002) and reached the semi-finals in 2002, winning the bronze medal. The team qualified for the UEFA European Championship five times. Making their debut at Euro 1996, they reached the quarter-finals in Euro 2000 and semi-finals in Euro 2008. In recent years, Turkey qualified to the Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and Euro 2024 championships. Turkey also is qualified as a co-host for the Euro 2032 championship.
The Turkish national team's first game was against Romania, played on 26 October 1923 at Taksim Stadium in Istanbul, a 2–2 draw. [9] Zeki Rıza Sporel is considered as the first big star of Turkish football as he scored the first two goals against Romania. Turkey played their first ever official match at the 1924 Summer Olympics losing to Czechoslovakia, 5–2. The first two goals in an official game were scored by Bekir Refet.
Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating Syria 7–0, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to financial problems. Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. They first lost 4–1 to Spain, but a 1–0 win a few days later initiated a replay. On that occasion, they tied 2–2 after, booking their place after a coin toss. Turkey was grouped along with Hungary and West Germany. The Turks, however, never played Hungary due to the tournament format, and a 4–1 defeat by the Germans was followed by Turkey carrying out a 7–0 win 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 era, 3–1. [10] Lefter Küçükandonyadis, arguably one of the best Turkish strikers of all time, scored two goals during the tournament.
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 have already retired, and the new 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 too short to qualify for both UEFA Euro 1972 and Euro 1976. In the 1980s the Turks also suffered their worst defeats with 8–0 scorelines against Poland and twice against England. But the 1990 World Cup qualifiers would mark a turning point for Turkish football, with Turkey only missing out on qualification in the final match. Prominent players in this period included Rıdvan Dilmen, Oğuz Çetin, Rıza Çalımbay, Feyyaz Uçar, and European Golden Boot winner Tanju Çolak.
In 1990, coach Sepp Piontek was put in charge of the national team. Under his guidance, a group of new 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 backbone of the national team for many years. Piontek's mission came to an end in 1993, when he was replaced by Fatih Terim, who in turn managed to qualify for Euro 1996. Turkey qualified for its first major tournament since 1954. The appointment of Piontek was a recommended move by another coach, Jupp Derwall, who had coached Galatasaray for three seasons.
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 single goal. They did, however, go home with an award: the fair play award, given to Özalan.
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 match 2–1 to Italy, then drew their second match against Sweden 0–0, and beat host nation Belgium 2–0, making it the first 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 quarter-finals of the tournament, where they were beaten 2–0 by Portugal, with Arif Erdem missing a penalty.
For the 2002 World Cup, Turkey finished second in their qualifying group, losing to Sweden in the match that would decide the number-one spot. The Turks were forced to play the play-offs against Austria. They defeated the Austrians 6–0 on aggregate and booked their place in the finals. The Turkish team started the 2002 World Cup with a 2–1 defeat against eventual winners Brazil. [11] Turkey qualified from the group stage with a 3–0 win against China PR after drawing 1–1 with Costa Rica. [12] [13] Turkey then faced co-hosts Japan in the second round, winning 1–0. [14] The Turkish team continued their run, as they beat Senegal 1–0 on a golden goal to book their place in the semi-finals, where a 1–0 defeat against eventual tournament winners Brazil forced them to play the third-place match. The Turks won the bronze medal after a 3–2 victory over co-hosts South Korea. [15] [16] [17] Hakan Şükür scored Turkey's first goal in 10.8 seconds, despite the South Koreans kicking off first. It was the fastest goal in World Cup history. [18] [19] Tens of thousands of flag-waving Turkish fans greeted the World Cup squad on their return to Istanbul, where they joined a massive street party at Taksim Square. [20] Rüştü Reçber, Alpay Özalan and Hasan Şaş were all included in the All-Star Team, with Reçber also being voted as the best goalkeeper in the UEFA Team of the Year 2002, while Şenol Güneş was being voted as the best manager.
In 2003, Turkey finished third at the FIFA Confederations Cup. In the group stage, Turkey defeated the United States 2–1 before losing to Cameroon 1–0. 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-finals, and then defeated Colombia 2–1 in the third-place match. Tuncay scored three goals and an assist, which won him the Silver Shoe Award and the Silver Ball Award for the second-best player of the tournament.
The Turks failed to qualify for Euro 2004 after Latvia won the qualification play-offs. They also missed out on the 2006 World Cup after failing to win the play-offs, this time on away goals against Switzerland, again after finishing second in their group.
Turkey qualified for their first international tournament in six years by finishing second behind Greece in Euro 2008 qualifying Group C to reach the tournament. They were placed alongside Switzerland, Portugal, and the Czech Republic in Group A. In their first match, 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 – meant qualification for the knockout stages. [21] [22] [23] Turkey knocked out a host nation – Switzerland – in the group stages for the second time. [24] The quarter-final against Croatia was goalless after 90 minutes, and Croatia led 1–0 in the final minute of extra time, but another late Turkish goal by forward Semih Şentürk brought the game to penalties. The goal 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 complaint, however, was overruled, and the game went into penalties. Turkey defeated Croatia in penalties, 3–1. [25] Turkey went into the semi-final against Germany with just 14 outfield players available as a result of injuries and suspensions but scored first and were drawing 2–2. But they finished third by default after losing 3–2 with a last-minute goal by Philipp Lahm. [26]
Turkey was drawn in UEFA Group 5 together with Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia and Spain. Turkey had a mixed qualifying campaign, finishing with 15 points and missing out on a play-off place to Bosnia and Herzegovina with 19 points. Spain topped the group to qualify, winning every game in the process. Coach Fatih Terim announced he would be resigning his post following their failure to qualify. [27]
Turkey was drawn in Group A in qualification for Euro 2012, together with Kazakhstan, Austria, Belgium, Germany and Azerbaijan. The Turks reached the play-offs after beating Azerbaijan 1–0 but were eliminated 3–0 on aggregate by Croatia.
On 14 November 2012, Turkey celebrated their 500th match in a friendly game played against Denmark at the Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Before the match, footballers and coaches, who contributed to the national team's success in the past, were honored. Turkish pop singer Hadise, who wore a national team jersey with the number 500, performed a small concert. [28] [29]
Turkey was drawn in Group D in qualification for the 2014 World Cup, together with Andorra, Estonia, Hungary, the Netherlands and Romania, finishing fourth. Abdullah Avcı was sacked soon after. Fatih Terim was put in charge for the third time to lead the national team, but a 2–0 defeat against the Netherlands ended hopes of qualification.
Grouped in Group A in the qualification campaign for Euro 2016, with Iceland, Latvia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic, the 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 kick in the 89th minute, along with Kazakhstan beating Latvia 1–0. [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] After a year and a half of going unbeaten, a loss to England as a pre-tournament friendly ended the team's winning streak, subsequently leading to back-to-back losses against Croatia and Spain in the tournament. Turkey won their last game against the Czech Republic, 2–0. They nearly reached the last 16 until a late winner for Ireland against Italy meant that the latter instead qualified as one of the best third-placed teams. [35]
Placed with Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Kosovo and Ukraine for 2018 World Cup qualifying, manager Fatih Terim left after an off-field incident, [36] and 72-year-old former Romania manager Mircea Lucescu took over. After eight games, Turkey were in pole position to qualify for the tournament, but a 3–0 defeat to Iceland at home ended automatic qualification hopes. After a 2–2 draw against Finland, the team finished fourth in Group I.
Turkey was drawn with Russia and Sweden in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B and performed poorly, leading to a bottom finish. In the first game at home against 2018 World Cup host and quarter-finalist Russia, Turkey lost 2–1. Turkey then put up its best performance in the League, winning 3–2 against Sweden on Swedish soil. However, Turkey could not extend their performances and lost to Russia in Sochi before suffering a humiliating 1–0 home loss to Sweden, thus initially relegating Turkey to League C. However, UEFA rule changes meant Turkey was allowed to remain in League B.
Turkey was drawn in Group H in the qualifying stages of Euro 2020 along with 2018 World Cup champions France, Iceland, Albania, Moldova, and Andorra. Veteran coach Şenol Güneş revolutionized the team, with many young talents, combining them with experienced players like Burak Yılmaz and Emre Belözoglu. The team eventually managed to achieve a 2–0 victory against France in Konya and a 1–1 draw at the Stade de France. Turkey then struggled against Andorra in their first match, winning after an 89th-minute goal at Vodafone Park in Istanbul. Turkey's only defeat in the group came against Iceland in Reykjavík, losing 2–1. The defeat came after the ill-treatment of the Turkish group at the Iceland customs, keeping them at the airport for three hours. This was followed by an Icelandic supporter holding a toilet brush to team captain Emre Belozoglu as a pretend microphone during an interview. The events were heavily criticized by the Turkish and European media. Turkey entered matchday nine as group leaders with 19 points. They and Iceland drew 0–0 at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. After finishing behind France, a draw was enough to secure Turkey a spot in Euro 2020 finals, ahead of their away match against Andorra. [37]
After qualifying for Euro 2020, which would be postponed to June and July 2021 due to COVID-19, Turkey was drawn against Russia, alongside Hungary, and Serbia in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B. They performed poorly in their two opening games in September 2020. The first game against Hungary at home saw Turkey suffer a 1–0 courtesy of a free kick from Dominik Szoboszlai. Playing in Belgrade, following Aleksandar Kolarov's red card, the Turks were held goalless against Serbia. This hampered their chances of qualifying for League A, as their next opponents in October would be Russia (a country that Turkey hasn't beaten since 1975) and Hungary.
In Moscow, Turkey drew 1–1 after Kenan Karaman's equalizer. The Turkish side then drew 2–2 against Serbia at home. [38]
Against Russia, Denis Cheryshev scored for the Russians to take an early lead making the Turkish side look hapless. But after Russia's red card reduced the side to ten men, the Turks eventually won 3–2. [39] [40] [41] The Turks then traveled to Hungary with the hope that a win against the Hungarians could mean possible promotion, if Russia lost to Serbia. While Russia suffered a humiliating 5–0 defeat away in Belgrade, Turkey also lost 2–0 to the Hungarians. That meant Turkey and Serbia were tied on points, but they were relegated after they lost the head-to-head away goals tiebreaker, 2–0. [42] [43] [44] Such an outcome also meant Turkey would have to fight to get a direct Qatar 2022 ticket as play-off qualification appeared slim with their relegation, in which the 2022 World Cup qualifiers that started in March 2021.
Turkey had the honor of opening the Euro 2021 finals, but with Ciro Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne scoring, Turkey fell 3–0 to Italy. Roberto Mancini's side had been frustrated by Turkey's defensive approach in the first half but broke through in the 53rd minute when a hard-hit cross from Domenico Berardi flew in off Turkish defender Merih Demiral for an own goal. They went on to lose the next two games to both Switzerland and Wales, losing all three games alongside debutants North Macedonia.
In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Turkey was drawn into Group G with the Netherlands, Norway, Montenegro, Latvia, and Gibraltar. After they finished second in their group behind the Netherlands, [45] [46] [47] they entered 2022 FIFA World Cup UEFA playoffs against Portugal [48] [49] but they lost 3–1 in a game that Burak Yılmaz missed a crucial penalty to equalise and thus failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [50] Afterwards, he announced his international retirement. [51] [52]
In 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C, they were drawn in Group 1 with Luxembourg, the Faroe Islanders, Lithuania. They were promoted to League B after recording 13 points in six games. Their Nations League success not only rewarded them a playoff place should they fail to qualify directly, [53] but also an easier draw in Group D with Croatia, Wales, Armenia, and Latvia. They subsequently qualified directly on 16 October 2023 and finished first on 19 November 2023. [54] [55] [56]
Turkey were then placed into Group F in Euro 2024 alongside Portugal, Czech Republic and play-off winner C, who would eventually be Georgia.[ citation needed ]
Turkey's kit colors were home red kits and white away kits, manufactured by Adidas, from 1982 to 2002. Nike became the manufacturer in 2003. 17 years later, they switched their kit colors to white for home kits and red as the away color.
Kit provider | Period |
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Adidas | 1982–2002 |
Nike | 2003–present |
Turkey has developed several notable rivalries, the most well-known being Croatia, [57] and Greece, with a smaller rivalry against Armenia. [58]
Turkey and Croatia have played each other nine times, [59] with their first encounter at Euro 1996; where both countries made their debuts in the opening match, which Croatia won 1–0. [60] In Euro 2008, Turkey won on penalties after a 1–1 deadlock. 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 draw in the second-leg. [61] [62] 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. [63] [64] Only three months after the Euros, the two teams played in their opening match in Group I of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, which finished 1–1. [65] Exactly one year later, Turkey won the reverse fixture 1–0 at home, which played a key part in both countries' qualifying campaigns, although Turkey would not qualify for the World Cup while Croatia would finish runners-up behind France. [66] [67]
Turkey also has a historical rivalry with Greece. Playing 14 times, Turkey won eight matches, drew thrice, and lost only three games. [68] Both countries have been described as "punching above their weight", with Greece winning Euro 2004 after being classified as underdogs before the competition, and Turkey advancing to the semi-finals of Euro 2008, where they were knocked out by Germany. Due to tension between the two countries and the dispute over Cyprus, coupled with several incidents occurring during matches between Turkish and Greek clubs, it has been described as one of the biggest international football rivalries. [69]
Turkey has a rivalry with Armenia, meeting four times, with Turkey winning three and drawing once. The root of the rivalry, however, traced further back to the Armenian genocide in 1915. [58] Due to massive disparity between the two sides, the rivalry is more relevant in Armenia than in Turkey. [58] Despite the indifference of Turkish populace toward Armenia, the rivalry is sometimes stressed to importance due to hostility between Armenia and Azerbaijan, with the latter sharing a common cultural and heritage link with Turkey. [58]
The following is a list of match results in the last 8 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
16 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Latvia | 2–3 | Turkey | Riga, Latvia |
21:45 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 6,287 [70] Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
19 June 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Turkey | 2–0 | Wales | Samsun, Turkey |
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Attendance: 28,766 [71] Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy) |
8 September 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Turkey | 1–1 | Armenia | Eskişehir, Turkey |
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: New Eskişehir Stadium Attendance: 31,740 [72] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
12 September 2023 Friendly | Japan | 4–2 | Turkey | Genk, Belgium |
14:20 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 7,202 [73] Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
12 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Croatia | 0–1 | Turkey | Osijek, Croatia |
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report |
| Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 12,812 [74] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
15 October 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Turkey | 4–0 | Latvia | Konya, Turkey |
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Attendance: 35,925 [75] Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
18 November 2023 Friendly | Germany | 2–3 | Turkey | Berlin, Germany |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 72,592 [76] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) |
21 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Wales | 1–1 | Turkey | Cardiff, Wales |
19:45 GMT (UTC+00:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,291 [77] Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
22 March Friendly | Hungary | 1–0 | Turkey | Budapest, Hungary |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Szoboszlai 48' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Puskas Arena Attendance: 54,444 [78] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland) Assistant referees: Marcin Boniek (Poland), Jakub Winkler (Poland) Fourth official: Damian Kos (Poland) |
26 March Friendly | Austria | 6–1 | Turkey | Vienna, Austria |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion Attendance: 38,500 [79] Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy) Assistant referees: Giovanni Baccini (Italy), Davide Imperiale (Italy) Fourth official: Ermanno Feliciani (Italy) |
18 June UEFA Euro 2024 Group F | Turkey | v | Georgia | Dortmund, Germany |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Westfalenstadion |
22 June UEFA Euro 2024 Group F | Turkey | v | Portugal | Dortmund, Germany |
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Westfalenstadion |
26 June UEFA Euro 2024 Group F | Czech Republic | v | Turkey | Hamburg, Germany |
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion |
6 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | Wales | v | Turkey | Cardiff, Wales |
19:45 BST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium |
9 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | Turkey | v | Iceland | İzmir, Turkey |
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium |
11 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | Turkey | v | Montenegro | Istanbul, Turkey |
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium |
16 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | Turkey | v | Wales | İzmit, Turkey |
20:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium |
19 November 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B | Montenegro | v | Turkey | Montenegro |
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Report |
The following table shows Turkey's all-time international record, as of 26 March 2024. [update]
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Total (91) | 624 | 242 | 146 | 234 | 858 | 889 | -31 |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Vincenzo Montella |
Assistant coaches [81] | Daniele Russo |
Selçuk Şahin | |
Goalkeeping coaches | Ozan Özerkan |
Emrah Karakovan | |
Fitness coach | Pierpaolo Polino |
Ömür Serdal Altunsöz | |
Vural Durmuş | |
Match analyst | Massimo Crivellaro |
Okan Aydıner | |
Team manager [lower-alpha 3] | Hamit Altıntop |
The following players were called up for the preliminary squad for UEFA Euro 2024. [83]
Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2024, after the match against Austria .
The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Berke Özer TRA | 25 May 2000 | 0 | 0 | Eyüpspor | UEFA Euro 2024 preliminary squad |
GK | Ertaç Özbir | 25 October 1989 | 0 | 0 | Adana Demirspor | v. Wales , 21 November 2023 |
GK | Okan Kocuk | 27 July 1995 | 0 | 0 | Samsunspor | v. Austria , 26 March 2024 |
GK | Muhammed Şengezer | 5 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | v. Austria , 26 March 2024 |
DF | Çağlar Söyüncü INJ | 23 May 1996 | 55 | 2 | Fenerbahçe | UEFA Euro 2024 preliminary squad |
DF | Rıdvan Yılmaz INJ | 21 May 2001 | 7 | 0 | Rangers | v. Austria , 26 March 2024 |
DF | Eren Elmalı | 7 July 2000 | 10 | 0 | Trabzonspor | v. Wales , 21 November 2023 |
DF | Rayyan Baniya | 18 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | Trabzonspor | v. Latvia , 15 October 2023 |
DF | Onur Bulut | 16 April 1994 | 3 | 0 | Beşiktaş | v. Japan , 12 September 2023 |
DF | Kazımcan Karataş | 16 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Galatasaray | v. Japan , 12 September 2023 |
MF | Berkan Kutlu | 25 January 1998 | 8 | 0 | Galatasaray | v. Wales , 21 November 2023 |
MF | Emre Akbaba | 4 October 1992 | 6 | 3 | Adana Demirspor | v. Wales , 21 November 2023 |
MF | Salih Uçan | 6 January 1994 | 2 | 0 | Beşiktaş | v. Japan , 12 September 2023 |
FW | Enes Ünal INJ | 10 May 1997 | 33 | 3 | Bournemouth | UEFA Euro 2024 preliminary squad |
FW | Bertuğ Yıldırım | 12 January 2002 | 3 | 2 | Rennes | UEFA Euro 2024 preliminary squad |
FW | Cengiz Ünder INJ | 14 July 1997 | 51 | 16 | Fenerbahçe | v. Hungary , 22 March 2024 |
FW | Yusuf Sarı | 20 November 1998 | 4 | 1 | Adana Demirspor | v. Wales , 21 November 2023 |
FW | Halil Dervişoğlu | 8 December 1999 | 16 | 6 | Galatasaray | v. Japan , 12 September 2023 |
FW | Umut Nayir | 28 June 1993 | 4 | 1 | Fenerbahçe | v. Armenia , 8 September 2023INJ |
FW | Kenan Karaman | 5 March 1994 | 31 | 6 | Schalke 04 | v. Wales , 19 June 2023 |
FW | Umut Bozok | 19 September 1996 | 1 | 0 | Trabzonspor | v. Latvia , 16 June 2023 |
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Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Rüştü Reçber | 120 | 0 | 1994–2012 |
2 | Hakan Şükür | 112 | 51 | 1992–2007 |
3 | Bülent Korkmaz | 102 | 2 | 1990–2005 |
4 | Emre Belözoğlu | 101 | 9 | 2000–2019 |
5 | Arda Turan | 100 | 17 | 2006–2017 |
6 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 94 | 2 | 1990–2007 |
7 | Alpay Özalan | 90 | 4 | 1995–2005 |
8 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 84 | 18 | 2013–present |
9 | Hamit Altıntop | 82 | 7 | 2004–2014 |
10 | Mehmet Topal | 81 | 2 | 2008–2018 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Hakan Şükür | 51 | 112 | 0.46 | 1992–2007 |
2 | Burak Yılmaz | 31 | 77 | 0.4 | 2006–2022 |
3 | Tuncay Şanlı | 22 | 80 | 0.28 | 2002–2010 |
4 | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 21 | 46 | 0.46 | 1948–1963 |
5 | Cenk Tosun | 20 | 50 | 0.4 | 2013–present |
6 | Metin Oktay | 19 | 36 | 0.53 | 1956–1968 |
Cemil Turan | 19 | 44 | 0.43 | 1969–1979 | |
Nihat Kahveci | 19 | 68 | 0.28 | 2000–2011 | |
9 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 18 | 84 | 0.2 | 2013–present |
10 | Arda Turan | 17 | 100 | 0.17 | 2006–2017 |
Rank | Player | Clean sheets | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Rüştü Reçber | 58 | 120 | 0.48 | 1994–2012 |
2 | Volkan Demirel | 22 | 63 | 0.35 | 2004–2014 |
3 | Turgay Şeren | 16 | 46 | 0.35 | 1950–1966 |
4 | Volkan Babacan | 15 | 35 | 0.43 | 2014–present |
5 | Mert Günok | 13 | 29 | 0.45 | 2011–present |
6 | Ömer Çatkıç | 10 | 19 | 0.53 | 2000–2005 |
Engin İpekoğlu | 10 | 32 | 0.31 | 1989–1999 | |
8 | Uğurcan Çakır | 9 | 27 | 0.33 | 2019–present |
9 | Sabri Dino | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 1969–1975 |
Sinan Bolat | 7 | 12 | 0.58 | 2009–present |
As of 29 September 2020. [86] [87]
Rank | Date | Scorer | Opponent | Score |
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1st | 26 October 1923 | Zeki Rıza Sporel | Romania | 2–2 |
100th | 23 June 1954 | Mustafa Ertan | West Germany | 2–7 |
200th | 14 February 1973 | Osman Arpacıoğlu | Algeria | 4–0 |
300th | 27 February 1991 | Uğur Tütüneker | Yugoslavia | 1–1 |
400th | 27 March 1999 | Sergen Yalçın | Moldova | 2–0 |
500th | 9 October 2004 | Fatih Tekke | Kazakhstan | 4–0 |
600th | 5 September 2009 | Arda Turan | Estonia | 4–2 |
700th | 3 September 2015 | Selçuk İnan | Latvia | 1–1 |
800th | 13 November 2021 | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | Gibraltar | 6–0 |
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1934 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
1938 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1950 | Qualified but withdrew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
1954 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | Squad | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
1958 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
1962 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
1966 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |||||||||||
1970 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||
1974 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
1978 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||
1982 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||||
1986 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 24 | |||||||||||
1990 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||
1994 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | |||||||||||
1998 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | |||||||||||
2002 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | ||
2006 | Did not qualify | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | ||||||||||
2010 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | |||||||||||
2014 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||
2018 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||
2022 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 19 | |||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
2030 | |||||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Third place | 2/22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | — | 139 | 53 | 27 | 59 | 204 | 206 |
Turkey's FIFA World Cup history | |||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Date | Venue |
1954 | Group 2 | Turkey 1–4 West Germany | Loss | 17 June 1954 | Bern, Switzerland |
Turkey 7–0 South Korea | Win | 20 June 1954 | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
Turkey 2–7 West Germany | Loss | 23 June 1954 | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
2002 | Group C | Turkey 1–2 Brazil | Loss | 3 June 2002 | Ulsan, South Korea |
Turkey 1–1 Costa Rica | Draw | 9 June 2002 | Incheon, South Korea | ||
Turkey 3–0 China | Win | 13 June 2002 | Seoul, South Korea | ||
Round of 16 | Turkey 1–0 Japan | Win | 18 June 2002 | Rifu, Japan | |
Quarter-final | Turkey 1–0 Senegal | Win | 22 June 2002 | Osaka, Japan | |
Semi-final | Turkey 0–1 Brazil | Loss | 26 June 2002 | Saitama, Japan | |
Third place play-off | Turkey 3–2 South Korea | Win | 29 June 2002 | Daegu, South Korea |
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
1968 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
1972 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||||
1976 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||
1980 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
1984 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||
1988 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||
1992 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
1996 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | |
2000 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
2004 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | |||||||||
2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | Squad | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | |
2012 | Did not qualify | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |
2020 | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
2024 | Qualified | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | |||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2032 | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | ||||||||||||||
2036 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | Third place | 6/20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 128 | 56 | 31 | 41 | 166 | 159 |
Turkey's UEFA European Championship history | |||||
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Year | Round | Score | Result | Date | Venue |
1996 | Group D | Turkey 0–1 Croatia | Loss | 11 June 1996 | Nottingham, England |
Turkey 0–1 Portugal | Loss | 14 June 1996 | Nottingham, England | ||
Turkey 0–3 Denmark | Loss | 19 June 1996 | Sheffield, England | ||
2000 | Group B | Turkey 1–2 Italy | Loss | 11 June 2000 | Arnhem, Netherlands |
Turkey 0–0 Sweden | Draw | 15 June 2000 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Turkey 2–0 Belgium | Win | 19 June 2000 | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Quarter-final | Turkey 0–2 Portugal | Loss | 24 June 2000 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
2008 | Group A | Turkey 0–2 Portugal | Loss | 7 June 2008 | Geneva, Switzerland |
Turkey 2–1 Switzerland | Win | 11 June 2008 | Basel, Switzerland | ||
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic | Win | 15 June 2008 | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
Quarter-final | Turkey 1–1 (pen. 3–1) Croatia | Draw | 20 June 2008 | Wien, Austria | |
Semi-final | Turkey 2–3 Germany | Loss | 25 June 2008 | Basel, Switzerland | |
2016 | Group D | Turkey 0–1 Croatia | Loss | 12 June 2016 | Paris, France |
Turkey 0–3 Spain | Loss | 17 June 2016 | Nice, France | ||
Turkey 2–0 Czech Republic | Win | 21 June 2016 | Lens, France | ||
2020 | Group A | Turkey 0–3 Italy | Loss | 11 June 2021 | Rome, Italy |
Turkey 0–2 Wales | Loss | 16 June 2021 | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
Turkey 1–3 Switzerland | Loss | 20 June 2021 | Baku, Azerbaijan |
UEFA Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK |
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 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 35th | |
2024–25 | B | 4 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 22nd |
FIFA Confederations Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1995 | |||||||||
1997 | |||||||||
1999 | |||||||||
2001 | |||||||||
2003 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
2005 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2009 | |||||||||
2013 | |||||||||
2017 | |||||||||
Total | Third place | 1/10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — |
For 1968–1988 see this page. Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.
Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1924 | Round 1 | 13th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
1928 | 14th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Squad | |
1936 | 15th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Squad | |
1948 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
1952 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Squad | |
1956 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1960 | Round 1 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | Squad |
1964 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1968 | |||||||||
1972 | |||||||||
1976 | |||||||||
1980 | |||||||||
1984 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1988 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
Since 1992 | See Turkey national under-23 football team | ||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 6/14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 34 | — |
Mediterranean Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1951 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1955 | |||||||||
1959 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |
1967 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
1971 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
1975 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
1979 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1983 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
1987 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
1991–present | See Turkey national under-20 football team | ||||||||
Total | Runners-up | 8/10 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 33 |
Mediterranean Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1949 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
1950–53 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
1953–58 | Fourth place | 4th | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Total | Runners-up | 3/3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 |
Balkan Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
ECO Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 11 |
The following table shows Turkey's all-time international record, as of 26 March 2024. [update]
Positive record
Neutral record
Negative record
Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Albania | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Andorra | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Armenia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
Austria | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 24 | -1 |
Azerbaijan | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
Belarus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
Belgium | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
Brazil | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
Bulgaria | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 43 | -7 |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Chile | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Croatia | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
Czech Republic [note 1] | 20 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 44 | -26 |
Denmark | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
East Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
Egypt | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 |
England | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 33 | -32 |
Estonia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 |
Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Faroe Islands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
Finland | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 |
France | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
Georgia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
Germany [note 2] | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 52 | -36 |
Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Gibraltar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
Greece | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | +11 |
Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honduras | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
Hungary | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
Iceland | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -12 |
Iran | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
Israel | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
Italy | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -19 |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
Kazakhstan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
Kosovo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Latvia | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 |
Libya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
Luxembourg | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Malta | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 |
Moldova | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | +32 |
Montenegro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
Netherlands | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
North Macedonia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
Northern Ireland | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Norway | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
Pakistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | +10 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Poland | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 39 | -27 |
Portugal | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Republic of Ireland | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -11 |
Romania | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 49 | -25 |
Russia [note 3] | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 40 | -26 |
San Marino | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
South Korea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
Spain | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -12 |
Serbia [note 4] | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
Sweden | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 |
Switzerland | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -1 |
Syria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
Tunisia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
Ukraine | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Wales | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
Total (91) | 624 | 242 | 146 | 234 | 858 | 889 | -31 |
In 2002, the national team was honored with the Turkish "State Medal of Distinguished Service" for their third place achievement at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. All the team members, coaches and officials were given medals. [88]
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