Turkey Announces Extended Squad for the 2026 World Cup
The Turkish national team, led by Italian coach Vincenzo Montella, announced the preliminary extended squad in preparation for participating in the 2026 World Cup finals, scheduled to be held in the United States, Canada, and Mexico next June.
The Turkish national team is preparing to trim down the squad in the coming period before sending the final list to the International Federation of Football, ahead of the start of the global tournament.
The Turkish national team is in Group D in the 2026 World Cup, alongside the teams from the United States, Paraguay, and Australia.
The initial roster for the Turkey national team is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır - Ersin Destanoğlu - Mert Günok - Mehmet Şengizer - Uğurcan Çakır.
Defense line: Abdul Karim Bardakci - Ahmetcan Kaplan - Çağlar Söyüncü - Eren Elmali - Ferdi Kadıoğlu - Merih Demiral - Mert Müldür - Mustafa Eskihellaç - Ozan Kabak - Samet Akaydin - Yusuf Akçicek - Zeki Çelik.
Midfield: Atakan Karazor - Demir Ege Tiknaz - Hakan Oglu - Ismail Yuksek - Kaan Ayhan - Orkun Kokcu - Salih Ozcan - Aral Simsek - Arda Guler.
Attackers: Barış Alper Yılmaz - Can Uzun - Deniz Gül - Irfan Can - Kenan Yildiz - Kerem Aktürkoğlu - Oğuz Aydın - Yunus Akgün - Yusuf Sarı.
The Turkish national team is preparing to trim down the squad in the coming period before sending the final list to the International Federation of Football, ahead of the start of the global tournament.
The Turkish national team is in Group D in the 2026 World Cup, alongside the teams from the United States, Paraguay, and Australia.
The initial roster for the Turkey national team is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır - Ersin Destanoğlu - Mert Günok - Mehmet Şengizer - Uğurcan Çakır.
Defense line: Abdul Karim Bardakci - Ahmetcan Kaplan - Çağlar Söyüncü - Eren Elmali - Ferdi Kadıoğlu - Merih Demiral - Mert Müldür - Mustafa Eskihellaç - Ozan Kabak - Samet Akaydin - Yusuf Akçicek - Zeki Çelik.
Midfield: Atakan Karazor - Demir Ege Tiknaz - Hakan Oglu - Ismail Yuksek - Kaan Ayhan - Orkun Kokcu - Salih Ozcan - Aral Simsek - Arda Guler.
Attackers: Barış Alper Yılmaz - Can Uzun - Deniz Gül - Irfan Can - Kenan Yildiz - Kerem Aktürkoğlu - Oğuz Aydın - Yunus Akgün - Yusuf Sarı.
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