FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Turkey vs Spain, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Turkey
    FT
    0 - 6
    Spain
    • 6': Pedri
    • 22': Mikel Merino
    • 45'+1': Mikel Merino
    • 53': Ferran Torres
    • 57': Mikel Merino
    • 62': Pedri

    Arsenal's Mikel Merino nets 3 in Spain rout of Turkey

    Arsenal's Mikel Merino scored a hat trick as European champions Spain maintained their 100 percent start to World Cup qualifying with an emphatic 6-0 win in Turkey.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Pedro Porro (Spain).
    • 1': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye).
    • 5': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Nico Williams.
    • 6': Goal! Türkiye 0, Spain 1. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nico Williams.
    • 8': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
    • 8': Offside, Türkiye. Eren Elmali is caught offside.
    • 11': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Robin Le Normand (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Mikel Merino.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Robin Le Normand.
    • 16': Offside, Türkiye. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
    • 21': Offside, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
    • 22': Goal! Türkiye 0, Spain 2. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Unai Simón (Spain). Assisted by Arda Güler.
    • 24': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Unai Simón.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedri following a fast break.
    • 26': Offside, Türkiye. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
    • 28': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Spain).
    • 28': Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 30': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri following a fast break.
    • 33': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
    • 33': Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
    • 34': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
    • 35': Martín Zubimendi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
    • 39': Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
    • 39': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Mikel Merino (Spain).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Nico Williams (Spain).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Nico Williams because of an injury.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Türkiye 0, Spain 3. Mikel Merino (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Türkiye 0, Spain 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Türkiye 0, Spain 3.
    • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Oguz Aydin replaces Yunus Akgün.
    • 46': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Porro.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Pedro Porro with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eren Elmali with a headed pass.
    • 52': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Martín Zubimendi.
    • 53': Goal! Türkiye 0, Spain 4. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal following a fast break.
    • 57': Goal! Türkiye 0, Spain 5. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal following a fast break.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Dean Huijsen.
    • 62': Offside, Türkiye. Merih Demiral is caught offside.
    • 62': Goal! Türkiye 0, Spain 6. Pedri (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal following a fast break.
    • 63': Substitution, Türkiye. Zeki Çelik replaces Mert Müldür.
    • 63': Substitution, Türkiye. Ferdi Kadioglu replaces Eren Elmali.
    • 67': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Substitution, Spain. Jorge de Frutos replaces Pedri.
    • 68': Substitution, Türkiye. Orkun Kökçü replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 68': Substitution, Spain. Fermín López replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
    • 69': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
    • 69': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
    • 71': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Spain) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Spain. Rodri replaces Martín Zubimendi.
    • 73': Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Lamine Yamal.
    • 74': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Spain).
    • 74': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
    • 76': Offside, Spain. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 79': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Fermín López (Spain).
    • 80': Fermín López (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Arda Güler (Türkiye).
    • 82': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
    • 82': Substitution, Türkiye. Salih Özcan replaces Ismail Yüksek.
    • 82': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
    • 82': Marc Cucurella (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Offside, Spain. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salih Özcan.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
    • 90': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Mikel Merino.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Spain. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Türkiye 0, Spain 6.
    • 0': Match ends, Türkiye 0, Spain 6.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 5
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 6
    50.2 Possession 49.8
    21 SHOTS 11
    12 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    468 Accurate Passes 445
    525 Passes 509
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    7 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    33 Long Balls 48
    17 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 8
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    26 Tackles 13
    0.3 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 12
    31 Effective Clearances 12
    31 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Medas Konya Büyüksehir Stadyumu
    Location: Konya, Turkey
    Attendance: 32,059

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Spain 2 +9 6
    2 Georgia 2 +2 3
    3 Turkey 2 -5 3
    4 Bulgaria 2 -6 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    TUR Turkey (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
    14 Abdülkerim Bardakci
    3 Merih Demiral
    13 Eren Elmali
    18 Mert Müldür
    8 Arda Güler
    10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    16 Ismail Yüksek
    7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
    11 Kenan Yildiz
    21 Yunus Akgün
    Turkey Substitutes:
    Can Uzun, Zeki Çelik, Orkun Kökçü, Irfan Can Kahveci, Samet Akaydin, Caglar Söyüncü, Mert Günok, Oguz Aydin, Ferdi Kadioglu, Altay Bayindir, Salih Özcan, Deniz Gül.

    ESP Spain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Unai Simón (GK)
    5 Dean Huijsen
    3 Robin Le Normand
    22 Marc Cucurella
    12 Pedro Porro
    18 Martín Zubimendi
    20 Pedri
    6 Mikel Merino
    21 Mikel Oyarzabal
    17 Nico Williams
    19 Lamine Yamal
    Spain Substitutes:
    Álvaro Morata, Jorge de Frutos, Rodri, Dani Carvajal, Aleix García, Pau Cubarsí, Álex Remiro, Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo, Alejandro Grimaldo, Fermín López, David Raya.

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