U21 National Team, coached by Tolunay Kafkas, drew 2-2 against Italy U20 National Team in a friendly game which was played in Armando Picchi Stadium, Jesolo, Italy. Turkey's goals came from Hasan Ahmet Sarı (Min. 41) and Emrah Başsan (Min. 45+1) while, Musa Çağıran (Min. 21) (own goal) and Capece (Min. 90+3) hit the target for Italy.

U21 National Team will face Netherlands in an another friendly game on 8 September 2012 Saturday in İstanbul.

U21 National Team squad for Italy and Netherlands games consists the players listed at the below:

Berkay ÖZTUVAN (Adana Demirspor), Okan SALMAZ (Adanaspor A.Ş.), Oğulcan GÖKÇE (Altay), Okan ALKAN, Ömer KAHVECİ (Bucaspor), Musa ÇAĞIRAN (Bursaspor), Sezer ÖZMEN (Çaykur Rizespor A.Ş.), Mikail ALBAYRAK (Eskişehirspor), Hasan Ahmet SARİ (Fethiyespor), Orhan GÜLLE (Gaziantepspor), Tayfur BİNGÖL (Gençlerbirliği), Furkan ŞEKER (Göztepe A.Ş.), Bertul KOCABAŞ (Kardemir D.Ç. Karabükspor), Ethem Ercan PÜLGİR (Kartalspor), Nurettin KAYAOĞLU, Deniz Doğan MEHMET, Kamil Ahmet ÇÖREKÇİ, Engin BEKDEMİR (Kayserispor), Bülent CEVAHİR, Gökay IRAVUL (Manisaspor), Emrah BAŞSAN (MP Antalyaspor), Ali DERE (Torku Konyaspor)