Group
Group D
Türkiye
Emotionally chaotic and tactically brilliant on the same afternoon. Çalhanoğlu orchestrates from deep, Güler and Yıldız provide the creative spark and composure this generation needed. Defensive errors arrive at the worst possible moments and game management remains a stubborn weakness. Euro 2024 was proof they can beat anyone and collapse against anyone.
This profile summarizes Türkiye's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.
This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain
Guide
How to read this team profile
Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how Türkiye's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.
This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.
R32
No opponent samples.
R16
No opponent samples.
QF
No opponent samples.
SF
No opponent samples.
Final
No opponent samples.
Finish 1st
Türkiye opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 2nd
Türkiye opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 3rd
Türkiye opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Uğurcan Çakır | 30 | 1,91m | Galatasaray | €15.0m |
| GK | Altay Bayındır | 28 | 1,98m | Manchester United | €7.0m |
| GK | Mert Günok | 37 | 1,96m | Fenerbahçe | €500k |
| CB | Ozan Kabak | 26 | 1,87m | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | €15.0m |
| CB | Merih Demiral | 28 | 1,90m | Al-Ahli SFC | €14.0m |
| CB | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 31 | 1,85m | Galatasaray | €6.5m |
| CB | Çağlar Söyüncü | 30 | 1,85m | Fenerbahçe | €3.5m |
| CB | Samet Akaydin | 32 | 1,90m | Caykur Rizespor | €1.2m |
| LB | Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 26 | 1,74m | Brighton & Hove Albion | €30.0m |
| LB | Eren Elmalı | 25 | 1,81m | Galatasaray | €5.0m |
| RB | Zeki Çelik | 29 | 1,80m | AS Roma | €14.0m |
| RB | Mert Müldür | 27 | 1,84m | Fenerbahçe | €7.0m |
| DM | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 32 | 1,78m | Inter Milan | €16.0m |
| DM | İsmail Yüksek | 27 | 1,83m | Fenerbahçe | €15.0m |
| DM | Salih Özcan | 28 | 1,83m | Borussia Dortmund | €3.5m |
| DM | Kaan Ayhan | 31 | 1,85m | Galatasaray | €1.5m |
| CM | Orkun Kökçü | 25 | 1,75m | Beşiktaş | €25.0m |
| AM | Arda Güler | 21 | 1,75m | Real Madrid | €90.0m |
| AM | Can Uzun | 20 | 1,86m | Eintracht Frankfurt | €45.0m |
| LW | Kenan Yıldız | 21 | 1,87m | Juventus FC | €75.0m |
| LW | Barış Alper Yılmaz | 26 | 1,86m | Galatasaray | €30.0m |
| LW | Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 27 | 1,73m | Fenerbahçe | €20.0m |
| LW | Oğuz Aydın | 25 | 1,83m | Fenerbahçe | €7.0m |
| RW | Yunus Akgün | 25 | 1,73m | Galatasaray | €18.0m |
| RW | İrfan Can Kahveci | 30 | 1,80m | Kasımpaşa | €3.0m |
| CF | Deniz Gül | 21 | 1,90m | FC Porto | €5.0m |
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