Türkiye
Coach
Vincenzo Montella
World Cup Appearances
3
Best Finish
Third place (2002)
Training Base
Mesa, Arizona
Arizona Athletic Grounds
Complete Team Guide
Türkiye return to the World Cup for the first time since 2002 with a squad defined by two storylines that will follow them all tournament: Arda Güler suffered a season-ending hamstring injury at Real Madrid in April and is racing the clock to be fit, and Kenan Yıldız arrives at 20 years old as one of the most exciting young players in the field after winning Serie A's best under-23 award at Juventus. Can Uzun, who chose Türkiye over Germany in 2024, and captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu with 104 caps complete a squad Vincenzo Montella believes can reach the knockout rounds from Group D.
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Türkiye World Cup 2026 Group
What group is Türkiye in for World Cup 2026? Türkiye is in Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Follow the group fixtures, standings, and knockout path from the Group D page.
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Road to 2026
Türkiye sealed their return to the World Cup in emotional fashion, and FIFA's late-March report states that Vincenzo Montella guided the Crescent Stars through the UEFA play-offs with a 1-0 win over Kosovo after already seeing off Romania. This is not just a nostalgic return. It is a squad with genuine high-end young talent around Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz.
Key Players
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Midfielder
Inter Milan
Calhanoglu remains the most experienced creative leader in the side and still shapes their set-piece and possession game.
Arda Güler
Midfielder
Real Madrid
Guler is one of the tournament's more exciting young creators and gives Türkiye a genuine difference-maker between the lines.
Kenan Yıldız
Forward
Juventus
FIFA's qualification coverage specifically mentioned Yildiz as one of the stars who will make Türkiye believe in a strong tournament.
Uğurcan Çakır
Goalkeeper
Galatasaray
Çakır is Türkiye's undisputed first choice and one of the most in-form goalkeepers in Europe, with a string of commanding performances for Galatasaray earning him national icon status.
Barış Alper Yılmaz
Winger
Galatasaray
Yılmaz has been one of Galatasaray's most dangerous attackers this season and gives Türkiye a direct, versatile option across the front line with real Champions League experience behind him.
Goalkeepers
Altay Bayındır
Man United
Uğurcan Çakır
Galatasaray
Mert Günok
Fenerbahçe
Defenders
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Brighton & Hove Albion
Mert Müldür
Fenerbahçe
Merih Demiral
Al Ahli
Çağlar Söyüncü
Fenerbahçe
Ozan Kabak
Hoffenheim
Eren Elmalı
Galatasaray
Zeki Çelik
AS Roma
Abdülkerim Bardakçı
Galatasaray
Samet Akaydın
Çaykur Rizespor
Midfielders
Arda Güler
Real Madrid
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Inter
Orkun Kökçü
Beşiktaş
Can Uzun
Frankfurt
Salih Özcan
Dortmund
Kaan Ayhan
Galatasaray
İsmail Yüksek
Fenerbahçe
Attackers
Kenan Yıldız
Juventus
Deniz Gül
Porto
Yunus Akgün
Galatasaray
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Fenerbahçe
İrfan Can Kahveci
Fenerbahçe
Barış Alper Yılmaz
Galatasaray
Oğuz Aydın
Fenerbahçe
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