Turkey stun World Cup champions France
Turkey moved top of their European Championship qualifying group by dominating World Cup winners France in a 2-0 home victory Saturday.
UEFA European Championship Qualifying
FULL TIME
- Kaan Ayhan 30'
- Cengiz Ünder 40'
Medas Konya Büyüksehir Stadyumu · 36,783 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/26 | @ Italy | L 1-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| 10/2/26 | @ Belgium | L 0-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/28/26 | vs Italy | L 1-4 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/25/26 | vs France | L 0-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| 6/25/26 | vs United States | W 3-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Substitution 90'
Substitution, Turkey. Abdülkadir Ömür replaces Dorukhan Toköz.
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Yellow Card 86'
Kingsley Coman (France) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Cengiz Ünder.
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, Turkey. Ozan Tufan replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Olivier Giroud.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Blaise Matuidi.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, France. Ferland Mendy replaces Lucas Digne.
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Yellow Card 45'+2'
Merih Demiral (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 45'+2'
Samuel Umtiti (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 40'
Goal! Turkey 2, France 0. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dorukhan Toköz.
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Yellow Card 39'
Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal - Header 30'
Goal! Turkey 1, France 0. Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Merih Demiral with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
Match ends, Turkey 2, France 0.
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End Regular Time 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Turkey 2, France 0.
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Substitution 90'
Substitution, Turkey. Abdülkadir Ömür replaces Dorukhan Toköz.
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Yellow Card 86'
Kingsley Coman (France) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 85'
Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Cengiz Ünder.
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Substitution 80'
Substitution, Turkey. Ozan Tufan replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, France. Wissam Ben Yedder replaces Olivier Giroud.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Blaise Matuidi.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, France. Ferland Mendy replaces Lucas Digne.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Turkey 2, France 0.
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Halftime 45'+2'
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Yellow Card 45'+2'
Merih Demiral (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 45'+2'
Samuel Umtiti (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 40'
Goal! Turkey 2, France 0. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dorukhan Toköz.
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Yellow Card 39'
Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal - Header 30'
Goal! Turkey 1, France 0. Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Merih Demiral with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 17 of 17 events.
Team Stats
FRA
TUR
16
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
0
63
Possession
37
4
SHOTS
11
0
ON GOAL
6
0
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
473
Accurate Passes
240
556
Passes
322
90
Pass Completion %
70
4
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
10
40
Cross %
50
50
Long Balls
55
35
Accurate Long Balls
16
70
Long Balls %
30
2
Blocked Shots
0
6
Effective Tackles
16
15
Tackles
20
40
Tackle %
80
7
Interceptions
13
10
Effective Clearances
17
10
Clearances
17
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedTUR · 4-1-4-1
Mert GünokG12
Merih DemiralCD-L16 yellow card1 assist1 shot
Kaan AyhanCD-R221 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Mahmut TekdemirDM14 yellow card1 shot on target1 shot
Hasan Ali KaldirimLB3
Zeki ÇelikRB2
Irfan Can KahveciCM-L21
Dorukhan ToközCM-R51 assist1 shot
Kenan KaramanLM91 shot on target1 shot
Cengiz ÜnderRM71 shot on target1 goal2 shots
Burak YilmazF172 shots on target4 shots
Substitutes
Nazim SangaréSUB18
Yusuf YaziciSUB11
Ozan TufanSUB6
Sinan BolatSUB1
Ugurcan ÇakirSUB23
Deniz TurucSUB20
Oguzhan ÖzyakupSUB8
Çaglar SöyüncüSUB4
Abdülkadir ÖmürSUB19
Hakan ÇalhanogluSUB10
Umut MerasSUB13
Guven YalcinSUB15
FRA · 4-2-3-1
Hugo LlorisG14 saves
Samuel UmtitiCD-L5 yellow card
Raphaël VaraneCD-R41 shot
Lucas DigneLB12
Benjamin PavardRB2
Antoine GriezmannAM72 shots
Paul PogbaLM6
Moussa SissokoRM17
Olivier GiroudF91 shot
Blaise MatuidiAM-L14
Kylian MbappéAM-R10
Substitutes
Kingsley ComanSUB11 yellow card
Wissam Ben YedderSUB22
Léo DuboisSUB18
Kurt ZoumaSUB15
Florian ThauvinSUB20
Alphonse AreolaSUB16
Thomas LemarSUB8
Mike MaignanSUB23
Tanguy NdombeleSUB21
Ferland MendySUB3
Clément LengletSUB19
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