Turkey at the FIFA World Cup
This is a record of Turkey's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]
Turkey have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions: 1954 and 2002 where they finished third.[2][3][4]
Record at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
Qualified but withdrew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | ||||||||||
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | ||||||||||
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||
8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 24 | ||||||||||
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||||
8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | ||||||||||
Third Place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | ||
Did not qualify | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13 | |||||||||
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||
10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 9 | ||||||||||
10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||
To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Third Place | 2/23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 128 | 47 | 24 | 57 | 176 | 187 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks
By Match
World Cup | Round | Opponent | Score | Result | Venue | Scorers |
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1954 | Group stage | 1–4 | L | Bern | S. Mamat | |
7–0 | W | Geneva | B. Sargun (3), S. Mamat (2), L. Küçükandonyadis, E. Keskin | |||
2–7 | L | Zürich | M. Ertan, L. Küçükandonyadis | |||
2002 | Group stage | 1–2 | L | Ulsan | H. Şaş | |
1–1 | D | Incheon | E. Belözoğlu | |||
3–0 | W | Seoul | H. Şaş, B. Korkmaz, Ü. Davala | |||
Round of 16 | 1–0 | W | Rifu | Ü. Davala | ||
Quarter-finals | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | W | Osaka | İ. Mansız | ||
Semi-finals | 0–1 | L | Saitama | — | ||
Third place play-off | 3–2 | W | Daegu | İ. Mansız (2), H. Şükür |
Record by Opponent
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Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Turkey at 1954 FIFA World Cup
Head coach:
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Turgay Şeren (captain) | 15 May 1932 (aged 22) | 11 | |
2 | DF | Rıdvan Bolatlı | 2 December 1928 (aged 25) | 2 | |
3 | DF | Basri Dirimlili | 7 June 1929 (aged 25) | 3 | |
4 | DF | Mustafa Ertan | 21 April 1926 (aged 28) | 4 | |
5 | MF | Çetin Zeybek | 12 September 1932 (aged 21) | 2 | |
6 | MF | Rober Eryol | 21 December 1930 (aged 23) | 5 | |
7 | FW | Erol Keskin | 2 March 1927 (aged 27) | 1 | |
8 | FW | Suat Mamat | 8 November 1930 (aged 23) | 2 | |
9 | FW | Feridun Buğeker | 5 April 1933 (aged 21) | 3 | |
10 | FW | Burhan Sargun | 11 February 1929 (aged 25) | 5 | |
11 | FW | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 22 December 1925 (aged 28) | 3 | |
12 | GK | Şükrü Ersoy | 14 January 1934 (aged 20) | 3 | |
13 | DF | Bülent Eken | 26 January 1923 (aged 31) | 11 | |
14 | DF | Ali Beratlıgil | 21 October 1931 (aged 22) | 2 | |
15 | MF | Mehmet Dinçer | 20 February 1933 (aged 21) | 0 | |
16 | DF | Nedim Günar | 2 January 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | |
17 | DF | Naci Erdem | 28 January 1931 (aged 23) | 0 | |
18 | DF | Kaçmaz Akgün | 19 February 1935 (aged 19) | 1 | |
19 | DF | Ahmet Berman | 1 January 1932 (aged 22) | 0 | |
20 | FW | Necmi Onarıcı | 2 November 1925 (aged 28) | 0 | |
21 | FW | Kadri Aytaç | 6 August 1931 (aged 22) | 0 | |
22 | FW | Coşkun Taş | 23 April 1935 (aged 19) | 2 |
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 4 | Advance to the knockout stage | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | ||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | ||
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
Notes:
- Second place decided over through play-off: West Germany 7–2 Turkey.
Turkey at 2002 FIFA World Cup
Head coach: Şenol Güneş
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Rüştü Reçber | 10 May 1973 (aged 29) | 64 | |
2 | DF | Emre Aşık | 13 December 1973 (aged 28) | 16 | |
3 | DF | Bülent Korkmaz | 24 November 1968 (aged 33) | 68 | |
4 | DF | Fatih Akyel | 26 December 1977 (aged 24) | 36 | |
5 | DF | Alpay Özalan | 29 May 1973 (aged 29) | 62 | |
6 | FW | Arif Erdem | 2 January 1972 (aged 30) | 50 | |
7 | MF | Okan Buruk | 19 October 1973 (aged 28) | 26 | |
8 | MF | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 24 August 1970 (aged 31) | 69 | |
9 | FW | Hakan Şükür (c) | 1 September 1971 (aged 30) | 73 | |
10 | MF | Yıldıray Baştürk | 24 December 1978 (aged 23) | 13 | |
11 | FW | Hasan Şaş | 1 August 1976 (aged 25) | 14 | |
12 | GK | Ömer Çatkıç | 15 October 1974 (aged 27) | 6 | |
13 | MF | Mustafa İzzet | 31 October 1974 (aged 27) | 7 | |
14 | MF | Tayfur Havutçu | 23 April 1970 (aged 32) | 39 | |
15 | FW | Nihat Kahveci | 23 November 1979 (aged 22) | 11 | |
16 | DF | Ümit Özat | 30 October 1976 (aged 25) | 14 | |
17 | FW | İlhan Mansız | 10 August 1975 (aged 26) | 6 | |
18 | MF | Ergün Penbe | 17 May 1972 (aged 30) | 21 | |
19 | MF | Abdullah Ercan | 8 December 1971 (aged 30) | 70 | |
20 | DF | Hakan Ünsal | 14 May 1973 (aged 29) | 25 | |
21 | MF | Emre Belözoğlu | 7 September 1980 (aged 21) | 11 | |
22 | MF | Ümit Davala | 30 July 1973 (aged 28) | 24 | |
23 | GK | Zafer Özgültekin | 10 March 1975 (aged 27) | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Brazil vs Turkey
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Costa Rica vs Turkey
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Turkey vs China PR
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Second Round Japan vs Turkey
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Quarter-Final Senegal vs Turkey
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Semi-Final Brazil vs Turkey
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Third place play-off
Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal in World Cup finals history with a low left footed shot past the goalkeeper from the edge of the penalty box after 11 seconds.[5]
South Korea | 2–3 | |
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Lee Eul-yong Song Chong-gug |
Report | Hakan Şükür İlhan |
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Record players
Seven players have been fielded in all seven matches in Turkey's Third-Place-run in 2002. Of those seven, only Fatih Akyel has played every minute of the tournament.
No. | Name | Matches | World Cups |
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1 | Fatih Akyel | 7 | 2002 |
Hakan Şükür | 7 | 2002 | |
İlhan Mansız | 7 | 2002 | |
Rüştü Reçber | 7 | 2002 | |
Tugay Kerimoğlu | 7 | 2002 | |
Ümit Davala | 7 | 2002 | |
Yıldıray Baştürk | 7 | 2002 | |
8 | Bülent Korkmaz | 6 | 2002 |
Emre Belözoğlu | 6 | 2002 | |
Hasan Şaş | 6 | 2002 | |
Top goalscorers
A notable goal has been scored by Hakan Şükür in the Third Place match against South Korea, when he scored after only 10.89 seconds. It is the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup history, breaking Czechoslovakian striker Václav Mašek's 40-year-old record of 16 seconds.
No. | Name | Goals | World Cup |
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1 | Burhan Sargun | 3 | 1954 |
Suat Mamat | 3 | 1954 | |
İlhan Mansız | 3 | 2002 | |
4 | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 2 | 1954 |
Hasan Şaş | 2 | 2002 | |
Ümit Davala | 2 | 2002 | |
7 | Erol Keskin | 1 | 1954 |
Mustafa Ertan | 1 | 1954 | |
Bülent Korkmaz | 1 | 2002 | |
Emre Belözoğlu | 1 | 2002 | |
Hakan Şükür | 1 | 2002 | |
References
- 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
- "South Korea 2 - 3 Turkey". Guardian. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "Turkey finish in style". BBC Sport. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "Turkey tops Korea 3-2 for third place, scoring in 11 seconds". Sports Illustrated. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
- "South Korea 2 Turkey 3". Planet World Cup. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.