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Turkey national football team - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Catholic, Chauvinistic, Citizen, Civic, Civil, Common, Communal, Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolite, Ethnic, Family, Federal, Galactic, General |
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Turkey
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Shirt badge/Association crest
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| Association | Turkish Football Federation
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| Coach | Ersun Yanal, 2004 -
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| Most caps | Bülent Korkmaz (100)
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| Top scorer | Hakan Şükür (46)
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First International
Turkey 2 - 2 Romania
(Istanbul, Turkey; October 26, 1923)
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Largest win
Turkey 7 - 0 Syria
(Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
Turkey 7 - 0 South Korea
(Geneva, Switzerland; June 20, 1954)
Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino
(Istanbul, Turkey; November 10, 1996)
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Worst defeat
Poland 8 - 0 Turkey
(Chorzow, Poland; April 24 1968)
Turkey 0 - 8 England
(Istanbul, Turkey; November 14, 1984)
England 8 - 0 Turkey
(London, England; October 14, 1987)
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| World Cup
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| Appearances
| 2 (First in 1954)
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| Best result | Third place, 2002
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| European Championship
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| Appearances
| 2 (First in 1996)
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| Best result | Quarterfinals, 2000
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The Turkey national football team is the national football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. Their highest achievement was getting to the semi-finals of the World Cup of Japan and South Korea in 2002.
Turkey is located in both Europe and Asia, but the Turkish team only plays in European Championships (not the Asian Cup) and European World Cup qualifiers.
World Cup record
European Championship record
Notable players
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