Türkiye National Team finished their European Qualifiers Group D matches as group leaders after a 1-1 draw against Wales. Competing 5 times in European Championship (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020) and 2 times in FIFA World Cup (1954, 2002), Türkiye National Team enjoyed finishing the group stage at the top for the first time in their history. The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium in Cardiff. The goal of Türkiye came from Yusuf Yazıcı (pen.). Neco Williams scored the goal of Wales side.
Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak, Former Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, President of Turkish Football Federation Mehmet Büyükekşi and Board Members followed the match from the stands.
In the other match of Group D, Croatia defeated Armenia 1-0 at home and booked their place in EURO 2024 Finals that will be held in Germany as runner-ups of the group. Another team in Group D, Latvia, passed on Matchday 9.
Stadium: Cardiff City
Referees: Matej Jug, Matej Zunic, Aleksandar Kasapovic (Slovenia)
Wales: Ward, Roberts, Lockyer, Ben Davies, Rodon, Broadhead (62. min. - Brooks), Jordan James, Ampadu, Neco Williams (84. min. - Moore), Johnson, Wilson (80. min. - Daniel James)
Türkiye: Uğurcan Çakır (33. min. - Altay Bayındır), Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Samet Akaydın, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Cenk Özkacar (46. min. - Zeki Çelik), İsmail Yüksek, Salih Özcan, Yusuf Sarı (79. min. - Kaan Ayhan), Abdülkadir Ömür (33. min. - Yusuf Yazıcı), Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Barış Alper Yılmaz (59. min. - Kenan Yıldız)
Goals: Neco Williams (7. min.) (Wales), Yusuf Yazıcı (70. min. - pen.) (Türkiye)
Yellow Cards: Johnson (22. min.), Ben Davies (69. min.), Roberts, Ward (After the final whistle) (Wales), Yusuf Yazıcı (53. min.), Zeki Çelik (72. min.), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (82. min.), Salih Özcan (89. min.), Altay Bayındır (After the final whistle) (Türkiye)
EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS GROUP D STANDINGS |
Takımlar | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | 1.TÜRKİYE | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 2.CROATIA | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 3.WALES | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4.ARMENIA | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5.LATVIA | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 3 | | |