The national football team will play two important matches in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. Below are the details and scenario for Türkiye to leave the group and participate in the tournament…
Türkiye will play important matches against Bulgaria and Georgia in Group E of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The national team will play away against Bulgaria on Saturday, October 11 at 9:45 p.m. The national team will host Georgia in Kocaeli on Tuesday, October 14 at 9:45 p.m. After these matches, the group stage will end with a match against Bulgaria in Bursa and an away match against Spain. NOVEMBER 15 20.00 Türkiye – BULGARIA (BURSA) NOVEMBER 18 22.45 SPAIN – Türkiye HOW WILL Türkiye LEAVE THE GROUP? The two matches against Bulgaria and Georgia are both very important to win second place in the table. If the 3 points against Georgia at home are added to the away win against Bulgaria, Türkiye will increase to 9 points. These results will significantly increase their chances of qualifying for the World Cup. However, in the opposite scenario, losing points against Georgia will increase their chances when Georgia is leading on the final goal difference. 16 TEAMS FROM EUROPE 16 teams from Europe will participate in the World Cup. The top 12 groups will receive direct tickets. The 12 teams that finished the qualifying round in second place and the 4 group winners that did not reach the top 2 but topped the overall ranking of the 2024-25 Nations League will be divided into 4 lanes of 16 teams, and according to the results of the semi-finals and finals, 1 team from each lane will enter the final. In case of equal scores in the qualifying round, the overall average score will be considered first. In this scenario, even if Türkiye ranks second in the group, it still has a chance to participate in the tournament. If ranked third or lower in the group: England will completely lose the opportunity to participate in the World Cup.
GROUP E SCORE Türkiye IS IN
1 Tây Ban Nha 6 2 Georgia 3 3 Türkiye 3 4 Bulgaria 0