Turkey UEFA EURO 2024 Schedule: Full List of Matches, Venues, Time In IST And Squad. Turkey achieved victory in its opening match against Georgia in the UEFA EURO 2024 tournament, which is ongoing in Germany, in Group F 3-1. Arda Guler, aka Turkish Messi, set Turkey into the lead with his debut goal in the European Championship.
In EURO 2020, Turkey didn’t make it into the knockout phase and its determined to go all the way. Vincenzo Montella, the head coach of the Turkey national football team, acknowledged the team’s huge numbers of fans living in Germany. He said it’s a big responsibility and the team doesn’t want to disappoint the Turkish people in Germany nor those back at home. Montella said the Turkish team will honor the flag right to the end.
He added the side must control their emotion, avoid mental errors as Group F is challenging with teams like Portugal and Czechia. The coach advised the Turkish team to be patient and stay organized at all time. Montella asserted they have to play discipline to avoid making silly mistakes.
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Turkey UEFA EURO 2024 Schedule, Venues & Time in IST
Turkey vs. Georgia: 18 June 2024 at 9:30 pm.; Venue: Dortmund
Turkey vs. Portugal: 22 June 2024 at 9:30 pm.; Venue: Dortmund
Turkey vs. Czechia: 27 June 2024 at 12:30 am.; Venue: Hamburg
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UEFA EURO 2024 Turkey Squad
Turkey has a youthful line-up with the 19-year-old Arda Guler, and Mert Muldur, among others. Montella has the 4-2-3-1 strategy in place to appease his playmakers. The Turkish team will focus on penetrative passes to progress upfield, and will also keep up their defence in wide areas in a 4-4-2 block.
Here’s the line-up:
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir (Manchester United), Mert Gunok (Besiktas), Ugurcan Cakr (Trabzonspor)
Defence: Zeki Celik (Roma), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), Samet Akaydin (Panathinaikos), Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax), Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahce), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray)
Midfielders: Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan), Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion), Orkun Kokcu (Benfica), Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund), Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce)
Forwards: Cenk Tosun (Besiktas), Yusuf Yazici (Lille), Irfan Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Yunus Akgun (Leicester City), Semih Kilicsoy (Besiktas), Bertug Yildirim (Rennes)
