Turkey
UEFA. Played 654 since 26 Oct 1923: won 262, drawn 152, lost 240. Elo 1839, ranked 34 in the world; peak 1970 in 2026.
Coming fixtures
- 2026-11-12 17:00TurkeyvBelgiumGroup A1 · Gürsel Aksel StadiumTurkey 22% · Draw 26% · Belgium 52%Expected goals 1.0–1.6Likeliest 1–1 (12%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-15 19:45FrancevTurkeyGroup A1 · Stade de BordeauxFrance 84% · Draw 12% · Turkey 5%Expected goals 2.8–0.6Likeliest 2–0 (14%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-05LItaly3–1TurkeyUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · Bologna23%
- 2026-10-02LBelgium3–0TurkeyUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · Liège17%
- 2026-09-28LTurkey1–4ItalyUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · Bursa65%
- 2026-09-25LTurkey0–1FranceUEFA Nations League · Group A1 · İzmit34%
- 2026-06-25WUnited States2–3TurkeyFIFA World Cup · Group D · Inglewood31%
- 2026-06-19LTurkey0–1ParaguayFIFA World Cup · Group D · Santa Clara57%
- 2026-06-13LAustralia2–0TurkeyFIFA World Cup · Group D · Vancouver60%
- 2026-06-06WVenezuela1–2TurkeyFriendly · Fort Lauderdale70%
- 2026-06-01WTurkey4–0North MacedoniaFriendly · Istanbul91%
- 2026-03-31WKosovo0–1TurkeyFIFA World Cup qualification · Pristina57%
Squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Nations League matches against France, Italy (twice) and Belgium in September and October 2026.
- Players
- 30
- Average age
- 26.5
- Caps between them
- 661
- Most from one club
- Galatasaray (5)
Where they play
21 at home · 9 abroad in 6 other countries
- Turkey 21
- Germany 2
- Italy 2
- Saudi Arabia 2
- England 1
- Portugal 1
- Spain 1
Average club rating 1735 (ClubElo; 30 of 30 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Brighton & Hove Albion, ranked 10 by ClubElo.
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Turkey national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 5 October 2026; page last edited 26 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group A1
| Team | Quarter-finals | Stays up | Play-off | Relegated | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | >99% | <1% | – | – | 14.5 |
| Belgium | 60% | 35% | 4% | – | 9.7 |
| Italy | 40% | 56% | 4% | – | 8.8 |
| Turkey | – | – | 28% | 72% | 1.2 |
League A: the top two in each group reach the quarter-finals. The thirds and fourths are ranked across the four groups: the best two thirds stay up, the other two thirds and the best two fourths go into play-offs with League B’s runners-up, and the worst two fourths are relegated.
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
Nations League: 5 appearances
Confed Cup: 1 appearance
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Turkey v Romania: played 27, won 6, drawn 7, lost 14; goals 25–49. First met 26 Oct 1923, last 26 Mar 2026.
- 2026-03-26WTurkey1–0RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Istanbul87%
- 2017-11-09LRomania2–0TurkeyFriendly · Cluj43%
- 2013-09-10WRomania0–2TurkeyUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Bucharest23%
- 2012-10-12LTurkey0–1RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Istanbul66%
- 2010-08-11WTurkey2–0RomaniaFriendly · Istanbul72%
- 2007-08-22LRomania2–0TurkeyFriendly · Bucharest32%
- 1995-02-15DTurkey1–1RomaniaFriendly · İzmir24%
- 1987-03-04LTurkey1–3RomaniaFriendly · Ankara22%
- 1985-11-13LTurkey1–3RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · İzmir30%
- 1985-04-03LRomania3–0TurkeyFIFA World Cup qualification · Craiova13%
- 1983-03-09LRomania3–1TurkeyFriendly · Târgu Mureș12%
- 1983-01-29DTurkey1–1RomaniaFriendly · Istanbul30%
- 1978-03-22DTurkey1–1RomaniaBalkan Cup · Istanbul40%
- 1977-03-23LRomania4–0TurkeyBalkan Cup · Bucharest25%
- 1975-10-12DRomania2–2TurkeyFriendly · Bucharest18%
Latest 15 of 27 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 291 | 114 | 81 | 96 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 147 | 59 | 28 | 60 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 128 | 56 | 31 | 41 |
| UEFA Nations League | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
| UEFA Euro | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| FIFA World Cup | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Balkan Cup | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Mediterranean Cup | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Confederations Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirin Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top scorers
- Hakan Şükür 39
- Burak Yılmaz 22
- Hakan Çalhanoğlu 15
- Cenk Tosun 14
- Kerem Aktürkoğlu 14
- Nihat Kahveci 12
- Tuncay 12
- Arda Turan 11
- Arif Erdem 9
- Oktay Derelioğlu 8
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.