FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Türkiye vs Romania, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Semifinals

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Türkiye
  • 53': Ferdi Kadioglu
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1 - 0
Romania

    About

    Türkiye are hosting Romania at Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Daniel Bîrligea (Romania).
    • 1': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Daniel Bîrligea (Romania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 5': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Romania).
    • 16': Foul by Radu Dragusin (Romania).
    • 16': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 18': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Romania).
    • 18': Vlad Dragomir (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
    • 21': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
    • 22': Offside, Türkiye. Ferdi Kadioglu is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Ianis Hagi (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Ismail Yüksek.
    • 23': Offside, Romania. Daniel Bîrligea is caught offside.
    • 27': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 28': Andrei Burca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Samet Akaydin (Türkiye).
    • 30': Foul by Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
    • 30': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
    • 33': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Dennis Man.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 43': Offside, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Türkiye 0, Romania 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Türkiye 0, Romania 0.
    • 47': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
    • 47': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
    • 53': Goal! Türkiye 1, Romania 0. Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arda Güler with a through ball.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Bîrligea.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
    • 57': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Radu Dragusin.
    • 58': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left following a corner.
    • 59': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
    • 59': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
    • 62': Foul by Arda Güler (Türkiye).
    • 62': Vlad Dragomir (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 66': Substitution, Romania. Florin Tanase replaces Razvan Marin.
    • 67': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye).
    • 67': Valentin Mihaila (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Romania. Nicolae Stanciu replaces Ianis Hagi.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ionut Radu (Romania). Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
    • 72': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ionut Radu.
    • 75': Dangerous play by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
    • 75': Daniel Bîrligea (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Andrei Ratiu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Kenan Yildiz.
    • 77': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner.
    • 77': Offside, Romania. Andrei Burca is caught offside.
    • 78': Substitution, Türkiye. Orkun Kökçü replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
    • 79': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
    • 79': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
    • 80': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Vlad Dragomir (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 83': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
    • 83': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
    • 86': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 87': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
    • 87': Substitution, Romania. David Miculescu replaces Daniel Bîrligea.
    • 88': Substitution, Romania. Stefan Baiaram replaces Valentin Mihaila.
    • 89': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicolae Stanciu.
    • 90': Substitution, Türkiye. Ozan Kabak replaces Arda Güler.
    • 90': Substitution, Türkiye. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
    • 90'+1': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
    • 90'+2': Ionut Radu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Türkiye 1, Romania 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Türkiye 1, Romania 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    1 Saves 0
    31.9 Possession 68.1
    6 SHOTS 16
    0 ON GOAL 2
    0.0 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    169 Accurate Passes 475
    257 Passes 545
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    5 Crosses 22
    0.6 Cross % 0.1
    47 Long Balls 43
    13 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    6 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    8 Interceptions 10
    29 Effective Clearances 9
    29 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Vodafone Park
    Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
    Attendance: 38,979

    Line-Ups

    TUR Türkiye (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
    14 Abdülkerim Bardakci
    4 Samet Akaydin
    20 Ferdi Kadioglu
    18 Mert Müldür
    8 Arda Güler
    10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    16 Ismail Yüksek
    7 Kerem Aktürkoglu Yellow Card
    11 Kenan Yildiz
    9 Baris Alper Yilmaz
    Türkiye Substitutes:
    Oguz Aydin, Altay Bayindir, Orkun Kökçü, Mert Günok, Eren Elmali, Ozan Kabak, Atakan Karazor, Deniz Gül, Yunus Akgün, Irfan Can Kahveci, Salih Özcan, Kaan Ayhan.

    ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Andrei Radu (GK)
    15 Andrei Burca
    3 Radu Dragusin
    11 Nicusor Bancu
    2 Andrei Ratiu
    14 Ianis Hagi
    21 Vlad Dragomir Yellow Card
    18 Razvan Marin
    9 Daniel Birligea
    13 Valentin Mihaila
    20 Dennis Man
    Romania Substitutes:
    Nicolae Stanciu, Deian Sorescu, David Miculescu, Florin Tanase, Marian Aioani, Laurentiu Popescu, Stefan Baiaram, Alexandru Dobre, Marius Coleman, Andrei Coubis, Virgil Ghita, Vladimir Screciu.

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