Türkiye 1-0 Romania · World Cup Qualification UEFA
Türkiye beat Romania 1-0 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Türkiye and Romania met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Tüpraş Stadyumu in Istanbul on Thursday, 26 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Türkiye: F. Kadıoğlu 53'. Romania did not score.
How the match went
Türkiye saw more of the ball, 68% of it. Türkiye had 16 shots with 2 on target, Romania 6 with 0 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 9 to Türkiye and 3 to Romania. Türkiye conceded 7 fouls, Romania 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Türkiye, 1 for Romania).
Line-ups
Türkiye started in a 4-2-3-1: Uğurcan Çakır, Mert Müldür, Samet Akaydın, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, İsmail Yüksek, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız, Kerem Aktürkoğlu.
Romania started in a 4-2-3-1: Ionuț Radu, Andrei Rațiu, Radu Drăguşin, Andrei Burcă, Nicușor Bancu, Răzvan Marin, Vlad Dragomir, Dennis Man, Ianis Hagi, Valentin Mihăilă, Daniel Bîrligea.
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