National Team Faces Iceland

The Turkish National Football Team will face Iceland in Izmir tomorrow in the second match of the UEFA Nations B League Group 4.

In the second match of UEFA Nations League B Group 4, the National Football Team will face Iceland at Gürsel Aksel Stadium tomorrow at 21:45. The National Team drew 0-0 with Wales away in the first match of the group. Iceland defeated Montenegro 2-0 at home.

14th appointment

Turkey and Iceland competed 13 times, 12 official and 1 private. In the said competitions, the national team won 2 times, while Iceland won 8 times. 3 matches ended in a draw. The crescent-star team scored 11 goals and conceded 23 goals.

The two countries last met in the group stage of the 2020 European Championship qualifiers in Istanbul on November 14, 2019, and the match ended 0-0.

The 633rd competition of the national team

The Turkish National Football Team will play its 633rd match in its history against Wales. The Crescent-Stars have won 245 matches, 1 by default, in 632 matches, 347 of which are official and 285 are special. The Crescent-Stars have lost 238 and drawn 149. Turkey has scored 861 goals in the matches it has played, but has failed to prevent 905 goals in its net.

Vincenzo Montella in his 15th match

National Football Team Technical Director Vincenzo Montella has played 14 matches, 9 official and 5 private, under the management of the crescent-stars. Under Montella’s management, the national team has won 6, lost 5 and drawn 3 in the past matches.

Barış Alper Yılmaz is suspended, Merih Demiral’s suspension is over

Barış Alper Yılmaz, who received a red card in the Wales match, will not be able to play against Iceland. Merih Demiral’s 2-match ban for making the grey wolf sign in the 2024 European Football Championship Round of 16 match against Austria has ended. Merih will be able to play against Iceland if Montella allows it.

Eldorjan Hamiti will blow the whistle

The Turkey-Iceland match will be refereed by Enea Jorgji from the Albanian Football Federation. Jorgji will be assisted by Denis Rexha and Ridiger Çokaj. The fourth official of the match will be Eldorjan Hamiti.

The candidate squad for the National Team is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Altay Bayindir (Manchester United), Mert Gunok (Besiktas), Muhammed Sengezer (RAMS Basaksehir), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor)

Defenders: Abdülkerim Bardakcı (Galatasaray), Çağlar Söyüncü (Fenerbahce), Emirhan Topçu (Beşiktaş), Eren Elmalı (Trabzonspor), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli Saudi FC), Mert Müldür (Fenerbahce), Samet Akaydin (Fenerbahce), Yusuf Özdemir (Alanyaspor), Zeki Çelik (Roma)

Midfield: Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter), İsmail Yüksek (Fenerbahçe), Okay Yokuslu (Trabzonspor), Orkun Kökçü (Benfica), Salih Özcan (Wolfsburg)

Forwards: Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Eren Dinkci (Freiburg), Irfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Kerem Akturkoglu (Benfica), Umut Nayir (Konyaspor) – ISTANBUL