Their tournament
how their World Cup unfoldedTurkey's tournament ends in the cruelest of fashions — a 3-2 win over the United States that arrived too late to matter. They trailed inside three minutes, fought back to lead through Güler and Yilmaz, conceded again early in the second half, and only sealed it through Ayhan's injury-time strike. The drama was real, the effort undeniable, but a fourth-place group finish — even as one of the better third-placed sides — proved an insufficient foundation, and Turkey's World Cup 2026 is over at the group stage.
Results
Irankunda 27′Metcalfe 75′
Galarza 2′
Knocked out — the road ended in the group stage this time.
Group D standings
how the group finishedGroup D
Final| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇸USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Group winner | |
| 2 | 🇦🇺Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 | Runner-up | |
| 3 | 🇵🇾Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | Best third | |
| 4 | 🇹🇷Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | Out |
Squad
starting XI from United States at Türkiye in boldGoalkeepers
- 23Ugurcan Çakir30
- 1Mert Günok37
- 12Altay Bayindir28
Defenders
- 2Zeki Çelik29
- 13Eren Elmali26
- 14Abdülkerim Bardakçi31
- 15Ozan Kabak26
- 3Merih Demiral28
- 4Çaglar Söyüncü30
- 18Mert Müldür27
- 20Ferdi Kadioglu26
- 22Kaan Ayhan31
- 25Samet Akaydin32
Midfielders
- 5Salih Özcan28
- 6Orkun Kökçü25
- 8Arda Güler21
- 10Hakan Çalhanoglu32
- 16Ismail Yüksek27
- 17Irfan Can Kahveci31
- 26Can Uzun20
Forwards
- 11Kenan Yildiz21
- 21Baris Alper Yilmaz26
- 24Oguz Aydin25
- 7Kerem Aktürkoglu27
- 9Deniz Gül22
- 19Yunus Akgün26