How will Turkiye line up at World Cup 2026 this summer?

Turkiye officially qualified for the World Cup 2026 after celebrating a 1-0 win over Kosovo.

The team marks their return after 24-year abscence from Mundial.

Turkiye have last been in the tournament in 2002 and will be making their third appearace.

Türkiye Likely XI for World Cup 2026

GK: Mert Günok; DF: Mert Müldür, Merih Demiral, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu; MF: Hakan Çalhanoğlu, İsmail Yüksek, Arda Güler; RW: İrfan Can Kahveci, LW: Kenan Yıldız; FW: Barış Alper Yılmaz.

Türkiye: Schedule at the World Cup 2026

For the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, the Türkiye national team has been drawn into Group D, where they will play three matches across the United States:
June 15 vs Australia – 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM local (NRG Stadium, Houston)
June 20 vs USA – 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM local (Lumen Field, Seattle)
June 25 vs Paraguay – 8:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM local (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford)