Türkiye vs Romania: World Cup Qualifier Match Report

Türkiye ✓

1–0Match Finished

HT 0–0

Romania

Match Summary

In a tightly contested match at Tupras Stadium, Türkiye secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Romania in the World Cup - Qualification Europe. The match, held on March 26, 2026, saw Türkiye dominate possession but struggle to convert chances. Ultimately, a solitary goal proved sufficient for Türkiye to claim all three points, maintaining their hopes for qualification in the tournament.

Match Events

18'Vlad Dragomir Foul Romania
53'F. Kadioglu (A. Guler) Türkiye
66'R. Marin (F. Tanase) Romania
71'I. Hagi (N. Stanciu) Romania
78'B. A. Yilmaz (O. Kokcu) Türkiye
87'D. Birligea (D. Miculescu) Romania
88'V. Mihaila (S. Baiaram) Romania
90+2'Kerem Aktürkoğlu Time wasting Türkiye
90+2'İrfan Can Kahveci Time wasting Türkiye
90'A. Guler (O. Kabak) Türkiye
90'H. Calhanoglu (I. C. Kahveci) Türkiye

Statistics

Türkiye		Romania
2	Shots on Goal	0
10	Shots off Goal	3
16	Total Shots	6
4	Blocked Shots	3
5	Shots insidebox	4
11	Shots outsidebox	2
7	Fouls	12
9	Corner Kicks	3
2	Offsides	2
68%	Ball Possession	32%
2	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
0	Goalkeeper Saves	1
544	Total passes	258
476	Passes accurate	170
88%	Passes %	66%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Türkiye 4-2-3-1

23U. Cakir

20F. Kadioglu

14A. Bardakci

4S. Akaydin

18M. Muldur

10H. Calhanoglu

16I. Yuksek

11K. Yildiz

8A. Guler

9B. A. Yilmaz

7K. Akturkoglu

23 U. Cakir G
18 M. Muldur D
4 S. Akaydin D
14 A. Bardakci D
20 F. Kadioglu D
16 I. Yuksek M
10 H. Calhanoglu M
9 B. A. Yilmaz M
8 A. Guler M
11 K. Yildiz M
7 K. Akturkoglu F

Substitutes

1 M. Gunok G
12 A. Bayindir G
2 A. Karazor M
15 O. Kabak D
21 Y. Akgun F
3 E. Elmali D
13 D. Gul F
22 K. Ayhan D
17 I. C. Kahveci M
5 S. Ozcan M
6 O. Kokcu M
19 O. Aydin F

Coach: Vincenzo Montella

Romania 4-2-3-1

14I. Hagi

20D. Man

9D. Birligea

Substitutes

Coach: Mircea Lucescu

Player Stats

Top Rated: Hakan Çalhanoğlu (highest match rating)

Türkiye

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Uğurcan Çakır	G	90'	—	0	6.6
Mert Müldür	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Samet Akaydın	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Abdülkerim Bardakcı	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	D	90'	1	0	8.2
İsmail Yüksek	M	90'	—	0	7.9
Hakan Çalhanoğlu ★ Top Rated	M	89'	—	0	8.3
Barış Alper Yılmaz	M	78'	—	0	6.9
Arda Güler	M	89'	—	1	8.2
Kenan Yıldız	M	90'	—	0	7.6
Kerem Aktürkoğlu	F	90'	—	0	6.6
Orkun Kökçü sub	M	12'	—	0	6.7
Ozan Kabak sub	D	1'	—	0	—
İrfan Can Kahveci sub	M	1'	—	0	—
Mert Günok sub	G	—	—	—	—
Altay Bayındır sub	G	—	—	—	—
Eren Elmalı sub	D	—	—	—	—
Kaan Ayhan sub	D	—	—	—	—
Atakan Karazor sub	M	—	—	—	—
Salih Özcan sub	M	—	—	—	—
Oğuz Aydın sub	F	—	—	—	—
Yunus Akgün sub	F	—	—	—	—
Deniz Gül sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Uğurcan Çakır	—	33/–/25%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mert Müldür	—	22/1/16%	3	8/12	1/2	4/–	0/0
Samet Akaydın	—	59/–/53%	2	6/8	1/1	–/1	0/0
Abdülkerim Bardakcı	–/1	85/–/79%	1	4/9	—	–/1	0/0
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	1/2	48/1/39%	1	4/4	1/1	2/–	0/0
İsmail Yüksek	–/2	63/2/57%	5	10/14	1/1	1/2	0/0
Hakan Çalhanoğlu	–/3	85/2/74%	5	8/9	1/1	1/–	0/0
Barış Alper Yılmaz	—	19/1/15%	1	6/12	2/3	1/1	0/0
Arda Güler	1/3	60/1/56%	1	4/7	1/3	2/1	0/0
Kenan Yıldız	–/1	51/3/47%	1	2/4	1/2	—	0/0
Kerem Aktürkoğlu	—	10/–/8%	—	1/5	—	1/1	1/0
Orkun Kökçü	—	7/–/6%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ozan Kabak	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
İrfan Can Kahveci	—	2/–/1%	—	–/1	–/1	—	1/0
Mert Günok	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Altay Bayındır	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Eren Elmalı	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kaan Ayhan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Atakan Karazor	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Salih Özcan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Oğuz Aydın	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Yunus Akgün	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Deniz Gül	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Romania

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Ionuț Radu	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Andrei Rațiu	D	90'	—	0	6
Radu Drăguşin	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Andrei Burcă	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Nicușor Bancu	D	90'	—	0	7
Răzvan Marin	M	66'	—	0	6.3
Vlad Dragomir	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Dennis Man	M	90'	—	0	6.5
Ianis Hagi	M	71'	—	0	6.3
Valentin Mihăilă	M	88'	—	0	6.2
Daniel Bîrligea	F	87'	—	0	6.6
Florin Tănase sub	M	24'	—	0	6.5
Nicolae Stanciu sub	M	19'	—	0	6.9
David Miculescu sub	F	3'	—	0	—
Ștefan Baiaram sub	M	2'	—	0	—
Marian Aioani sub	G	—	—	—	—
Laurenţiu Popescu sub	G	—	—	—	—
Andrei Coubiș sub	D	—	—	—	—
Virgil Ghiță sub	D	—	—	—	—
Vladimir Screciu sub	M	—	—	—	—
Alexandru Dobre sub	F	—	—	—	—
Deian Sorescu sub	F	—	—	—	—
Marius Coman sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Ionuț Radu	—	39/–/22%	—	2/2	—	1/–	0/0
Andrei Rațiu	—	24/1/14%	1	2/8	–/3	—	0/0
Radu Drăguşin	—	18/–/13%	1	3/5	—	–/1	0/0
Andrei Burcă	—	37/–/25%	1	4/4	—	1/–	0/0
Nicușor Bancu	—	26/1/18%	3	3/5	–/1	—	0/0
Răzvan Marin	—	13/–/7%	—	1/4	–/2	1/–	0/0
Vlad Dragomir	–/1	25/–/17%	1	3/5	1/1	1/2	1/0
Dennis Man	—	22/–/18%	—	–/3	—	–/2	0/0
Ianis Hagi	–/1	18/–/12%	1	2/7	–/2	1/1	0/0
Valentin Mihăilă	—	16/–/10%	—	4/14	1/3	1/2	0/0
Daniel Bîrligea	—	9/1/5%	3	5/15	1/2	1/1	0/0
Florin Tănase	—	6/–/5%	1	2/6	–/1	–/2	0/0
Nicolae Stanciu	–/1	4/–/3%	—	–/2	—	–/1	0/0
David Miculescu	—	1/–/1%	—	1/3	—	—	0/0
Ștefan Baiaram	—	—	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Marian Aioani	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Laurenţiu Popescu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Andrei Coubiș	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Virgil Ghiță	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Vladimir Screciu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alexandru Dobre	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Deian Sorescu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marius Coman	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: World Cup - Qualification Europe
Round: Semi-finals
Venue: Tupras Stadium, Istanbul
Referee: F. Letexier