Türkiye vs Bulgaria, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Türkiye

18': Hakan Çalhanoglu (P)
83': Atanas Chernev (OG)

FT
2 - 0

Bulgaria

About

Türkiye are hosting Bulgaria at Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu, Bursa, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
3': Attempt blocked. Martin Georgiev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kiril Despodov with a cross.
4': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Martin Georgiev.
4': Attempt missed. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
9': Delay in match (Türkiye).
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Foul by Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
10': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
13': Foul by Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
13': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye).
14': Martin Georgiev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
15': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Penalty conceded by Hristiyan Petrov (Bulgaria) with a handball in the penalty area.
18': Goal! Türkiye 1, Bulgaria 0. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
20': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
20': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Attempt blocked. Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
21': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
22': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
23': Attempt blocked. Oguz Aydin (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Hristiyan Petrov.
27': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria).
29': Delay in match because of an injury Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria).
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
36': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
40': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
40': Arda Güler (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
40': Attempt blocked. Andrian Kraev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Georgiev.
41': Foul by Kristian Dimitrov (Bulgaria).
41': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Handball by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
42': Filip Krastev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
43': Attempt saved. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye).
45': Offside, Bulgaria. Kiril Despodov is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
45'+2': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
45'+2': First Half ends, Türkiye 1, Bulgaria 0.
45': Second Half begins Türkiye 1, Bulgaria 0.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Samet Akaydin replaces Merih Demiral.
47': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismail Yüksek with a through ball.
50': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ilia Gruev.
56': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oguz Aydin with a cross following a fast break.
58': Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
60': Foul by Martin Georgiev (Bulgaria).
60': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Türkiye. Mert Müldür replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
61': Substitution, Türkiye. Kaan Ayhan replaces Zeki Çelik.
62': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
62': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Kristian Dimitrov.
62': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
62': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
63': Attempt missed. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz with a cross following a corner.
63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Martin Minchev replaces Kiril Despodov.
64': Foul by Martin Georgiev (Bulgaria).
64': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Martin Georgiev (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt blocked. Zdravko Dimitrov (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georgi Rusev.
66': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arda Güler.
67': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Dimitar Mitov.
69': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Atanas Chernev.
70': Handball by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
71': Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oguz Aydin.
72': Substitution, Bulgaria. Marin Petkov replaces Zdravko Dimitrov.
72': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivaylo Chochev replaces Andrian Kraev.
74': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Oguz Aydin.
74': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
75': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
75': Attempt missed. Atanas Chernev (Bulgaria) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
77': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oguz Aydin.
78': Attempt saved. Georgi Rusev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Hristiyan Petrov.
78': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
79': Delay in match because of an injury Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Türkiye. Atakan Karazor replaces Kaan Ayhan because of an injury.
81': Handball by Filip Krastev (Bulgaria).
82': Foul by Mert Müldür (Türkiye).
82': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Atanas Chernev (Bulgaria).
83': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Own Goal by Atanas Chernev, Bulgaria. Türkiye 2, Bulgaria 0.
85': Foul by Atakan Karazor (Türkiye).
85': Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
85': Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Substitution, Bulgaria. Vladimir Nikolov replaces Georgi Rusev.
87': Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
88': Substitution, Türkiye. Yusuf Sari replaces Arda Güler.
89': Foul by Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
89': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
90': Foul by Atakan Karazor (Türkiye).
90': Ivaylo Chochev (Bulgaria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Bulgaria. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Yusuf Sari (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dimitar Mitov (Bulgaria). Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Ilia Gruev (Bulgaria).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Marin Petkov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Krastev.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Türkiye 2, Bulgaria 0.
0': Match ends, Türkiye 2, Bulgaria 0.

Statistics

BUL		TUR
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	2
33.4	Possession	66.6
9	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
206	Accurate Passes	480
283	Passes	555
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	4
7	Crosses	22
0.1	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	39
19	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	15
11	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	8
31	Effective Clearances	15
31	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Yüzüncü Yil Atatürk Stadyumu
Location: Bursa, Türkiye
Attendance: 42,756

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Spain	6	+19	16
2	Türkiye	6	+5	13
3	Georgia	6	-8	3
4	Bulgaria	6	-16	3

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Türkiye (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
14	Abdülkerim Bardakçi
3	Merih Demiral
20	Ferdi Kadioglu
2	Zeki Çelik
8	Arda Güler
16	Ismail Yüksek
10	Hakan Çalhanoglu
7	Kerem Aktürkoglu
11	Kenan Yildiz
19	Oguz Aydin

Türkiye Substitutes:

Orkun Kökçü, Altay Bayindir, Mert Müldür, Deniz Gül, Samet Akaydin, Yusuf Sari, Çaglar Söyüncü, Salih Özcan, Kaan Ayhan, Mert Günok, Atakan Karazor, Baris Alper Yilmaz.

Bulgaria (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Dimitar Mitov (GK)
3	Atanas Chernev
5	Kristian Dimitrov
2	Hristiyan Petrov
20	Martin Georgiev
14	Filip Yavorov Krastev
4	Ilia Gruev
8	Andrian Kraev
10	Zdravko Dimitrov
7	Georgi Rusev
11	Kiril Despodov

Bulgaria Substitutes:

Ivan Orlinov Yordanov, Rosen Bozhinov, Kristiyan Stoyanov, Stanislav Shopov, Aleks Bozhev, Viktor Popov, Stefan Velkov, Martin Minchev, Ivaylo Chochev, Dimitar Evtimov, Vladimir Nikolaev Nikolov, Marin Petkov.

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