Wales vs Turkey, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Wales

7': Neco Williams

FT
1 - 1

Turkey

70': Yusuf Yazici (P)

Wales held by Turkey, miss out on automatic Euros place

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Wales will have to take their chances in the playoffs for Euro 2024 after their automatic qualifying hopes were dashed following a 1-1 draw with Turkey in their final Group D game on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Attempt missed. Nathan Broadhead (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
7': Goal! Wales 1, Türkiye 0. Neco Williams (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson.
9': Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
15': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
16': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
16': Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).
16': Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (Türkiye).
17': Jordan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Delay in match because of an injury Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
21': Nathan Broadhead (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
22': Brennan Johnson (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
24': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Neco Williams.
25': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
26': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Wales) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
27': Hand ball by Abdülkadir Ömür (Türkiye).
29': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
30': Attempt blocked. Tom Lockyer (Wales) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
30': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Ismail Yüksek.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye).
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Substitution, Türkiye. Altay Bayindir replaces Ugurcan Çakir because of an injury.
33': Substitution, Türkiye. Yusuf Yazici replaces Abdülkadir Ömür.
34': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Türkiye).
39': Foul by Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye).
39': Joe Rodon (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a headed pass.
43': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Wales) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45': Attempt blocked. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samet Akaydin.
45'+2': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
45'+2': Nathan Broadhead (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (Türkiye).
45'+3': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5': First Half ends, Wales 1, Türkiye 0.
45': Second Half begins Wales 1, Türkiye 0.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Zeki Çelik replaces Cenk Özkacar.
49': Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Broadhead with a through ball.
49': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Altay Bayindir.
50': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
51': Attempt missed. Salih Özcan (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
53': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.
53': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
53': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Yusuf Yazici (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
55': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Connor Roberts (Wales).
56': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Neco Williams.
58': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ethan Ampadu.
58': Attempt saved. Samet Akaydin (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuf Sari with a cross.
59': Substitution, Türkiye. Kenan Yildiz replaces Baris Yilmaz.
60': Attempt saved. Ethan Ampadu (Wales) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Wilson with a cross.
62': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Nathan Broadhead.
62': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Davies.
62': Offside, Wales. Brennan Johnson tries a through ball, but David Brooks is caught offside.
63': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Jordan James.
65': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
65': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Samet Akaydin with a cross.
67': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Neco Williams.
68': Attempt blocked. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
68': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
68': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Penalty Türkiye. Kenan Yildiz draws a foul in the penalty area.
69': Penalty conceded by Ben Davies (Wales) after a foul in the penalty area.
69': Ben Davies (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Goal! Wales 1, Türkiye 1. Yusuf Yazici (Türkiye) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
71': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
71': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
71': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
72': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Yusuf Sari (Türkiye) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ismail Yüksek following a fast break.
75': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
75': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
75': Samet Akaydin (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
79': Substitution, Türkiye. Kaan Ayhan replaces Yusuf Sari.
80': Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces Harry Wilson.
81': Hand ball by Daniel James (Wales).
82': David Brooks (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye).
82': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
84': Offside, Wales. David Brooks tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
84': Substitution, Wales. Kieffer Moore replaces Neco Williams.
88': Daniel James (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
88': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
88': Yusuf Yazici (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
89': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye).
90': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Wales).
90': Yusuf Yazici (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Wales) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
90'+3': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye).
90'+4': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Wales 1, Türkiye 1.
90'+5': Connor Roberts (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Altay Bayindir (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Wales 1, Türkiye 1.
0': Match ends, Wales 1, Türkiye 1.

Statistics

TUR		WAL
17	Fouls	11
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	1
60.4	Possession	39.6
9	SHOTS	10
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
430	Accurate Passes	256
509	Passes	330
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	47
27	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	9
12	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	8
24	Effective Clearances	24
24	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 32,291

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Turkey	8	+7	17
2	Croatia	8	+9	16
3	Wales	8	0	12
4	Armenia	8	-2	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wales (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Danny Ward (GK)
2	Tom Lockyer
4	Ben Davies
6	Joe Rodon
15	Ethan Ampadu
17	Jordan James
3	Neco Williams
14	Connor Roberts
9	Brennan Johnson
23	Nathan Broadhead
8	Harry Wilson

Wales Substitutes:

Liam Cullen, Niall Huggins, David Brooks, Joe Morrell, Tom King, Josh Sheehan, Tom Bradshaw, Ben Cabango, Daniel James, Wayne Hennessey, Jay Da Silva, Kieffer Moore.

Turkey (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
14	Abdülkerim Bardakci
3	Samet Akaydin
21	Cenk Özkacar
20	Ferdi Kadioglu
10	Abdülkadir Ömür
5	Salih Özcan
16	Ismail Yüksek
9	Baris Alper Yilmaz
7	Kerem Aktürkoglu
17	Yusuf Sari

Turkey Substitutes:

Kaan Ayhan, Eren Elmali, Zeki Çelik, Ozan Kabak, Irfan Can Kahveci, Berat Özdemir, Caglar Söyüncü, Kenan Yildiz, Yusuf Yazici, Berkan Kutlu, Altay Bayindir, Mert Günok.

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