⚽ World Cup 2026 — Group D

Turkey

Capital: Ankara · Population: 85.3m

Coach: V. Montella · Italy · 2 yrs 10 mo

3 matches this tournament

Position
4
Group D

Points

3 matches played

Record

1W 0D 2L

33% win rate

Goals For

1.00 per game

Goals Against

1.67 per game

FIFA Rank

#22

Current FIFA world ranking

Team Intelligence

Turkey are appearing in their 3rd World Cup, having first qualified in 1954. Their best finish remains Third place (2002). They enter the tournament ranked 22nd in the world by FIFA.

Fixtures & Results

All times UTC

Sunday 14 June

Saturday 20 June

Friday 26 June

Squad

Squad Avg Age26.7

Youngest20C. Uzun

Oldest36M. Günok

Squad Size26

GoalkeepersAvg 30.7

M. Günok36 yrs

A. Bayindir27 yrs

U. Çakir29 yrs

DefendersAvg 28.2

Z. Çelik28 yrs

M. Demiral27 yrs

Ç. Söyüncü29 yrs

A. Bardakci31 yrs

O. Kabak25 yrs

M. Müldür26 yrs

F. Kadioglu26 yrs

K. Ayhan31 yrs

S. Akaydin31 yrs

MidfieldersAvg 25.5

S. Özcan27 yrs

O. Kokçu25 yrs

H. Çalhanoglu31 yrs

K. Yildiz20 yrs

E. Elmali25 yrs

I. Yüksek27 yrs

I. Kahveci30 yrs

Y. Akgün25 yrs

B. Yilmaz25 yrs

C. Uzun20 yrs

AttackersAvg 23.2

K. Aktürkoglu27 yrs

A. Güler20 yrs

D. Gül21 yrs

O. Aydin25 yrs

Team Insights

Model Probabilities

Qualify

87.9%

Semi-final

4.6%

Win

0.3%

Pre-Tournament Performance

DWWWW

Last 5 matches before the tournament — newest right

Last 5 Matches

06-06Venezuela2–1WFriendly

06-01North Macedonia4–0WFriendly

03-31Kosovo1–0WWC Qual

03-26Romania1–0WWC Qual

11-18Spain2–2DWC Qual

Betting Insights

Market Performance

Bet This Team

+20.0%

Bet Opponents

+123.6%

Flat-stake ROI across 3 matches (model fair-value odds)

Win / Draw / Loss

W 33%D 0%L 67%

1W 0D 2L from 3 tournament matches

Game State Behaviour

Leading at HT1 game

W 100%D 0%L 0%

Trailing at HT2 games

W 0%D 0%L 100%

Market Expectation

2.87

Avg Starting Odds

Favourite in: 0 of 3 matches

Avg Implied Win %: 35%

Goals Profile

2.67Above Average

Over 1.5

67%

Over 2.5

33%

Over 3.5

33%

Common Scorelines

0–2

33%

0–1

33%

3–2

33%

Tournament Statistics

Goals & Defence

Goals For

1.0 per game

Goal Diff

-2

vs opponents

Goals Against

1.7 per game

Clean Sheets0 from 3

Both Teams Scored0%

Avg Match Goals2.67

FIFA Rankings History

Source: FIFA — lower rank = better

Past World Cup Performance

All-Time World Cup Record

Win %

50%

Matches played10

Average goals for2.0

Average goals against1.7

Over 1.5 goals70%

Over 2.5 goals60%

Both teams score50%

Biggest win7–0 vs South Korea (1954)

Heaviest loss2–7 vs Germany (1954)

Recent World Cup Appearances

Year	P	GF	GA	Results
2002	7	10	6	WWWWDLL
1954	3	10	11	WLL

WC Head-to-Head Records

Opponent	P	W	D	L
Germany	2	0	0	2
South Korea	2	2	0	0
Brazil	2	0	0	2
Costa Rica	1	0	1	0
China PR	1	1	0	0
Japan	1	1	0	0
Senegal	1	1	0	0