Turkey Euro 2020 Squad
Are you wondering about the players in the Turkey Euro 2020 squad? Turkey Squad 2020? Turkey Euro Squad in 2020? The Turkish national team aka., the Crescent Stars put in an outstanding defensive performance during the qualifiers. It ended up providing successful results on the road to the UEFA Euro 2020. They qualified for the European Championship following a draw against Iceland 0-0. Şenol Güneş’s men did not concede a single goal during the games against Moldova, France, Andorra, Albania and Iceland. It was a splendid level of resoluteness which we can expect the team to carry over into the final tournament.
Turkey Euro 2020 Qualifiers
So, how can we expect Turkey to lineup in the Euro 2020? Merih Demiral from Juventus and Leicester City player Caglar Soyuncu proved to be vital players in their regular appearances in the qualifiers. Both of them are young but cemented Turkey’s backline against the opposition forces. The duo were bolstered by Schalke center back Ozan Kabak and Kaan Ayhan of Fortuna Dusseldorf. Turkey conceded only three goals in the qualifiers while making just 23 saves with seven clean sheets in nine matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 25 | Qualify for the final tournament |
| 2 | Turkey | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 23 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 19 | |
| 4 | Albania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | Andorra | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 4 | |
| 6 | Moldova | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 3 |
Euro 2020 Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Italy (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout phase based on ranking |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Turkey Euro 2020 Squad Group Schedule
12 June 2020 at 21:00
Turkey vs Italy – Stadio Olimpico, Rome
13 June 2020 at 15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)
Wales vs Switzerland – Olympic Stadium, Baku
17 June 2020 at 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)
Turkey vs Wales – Olympic Stadium, Baku
17 June 2020 at 21:00
Italy vs Switzerland – Stadio Olimpico, Rome
21 June 2020 at 18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)
Switzerland vs Turkey – Olympic Stadium, Baku
21 June 2020 at 18:00
Italy vs Wales – Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Turkish Euro 2020 team football
Euro qualifying group: Group A
UEFA rank: 11
Manager: Şenol Güneş[
Turkey national football team Euro 2020
Here are all the players who might be involved in the Turkish European Championship squad. Turkey’s European Championship squad consists of 20 outfield players and 3 goalkeepers. Below are the following players who will represent Turkey’s best footballers and to try to win the European Championship gold for home-nation Turkey:
| No. | Pos. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | GK | Sinan Bolat | 12 | 0 | Antwerp |
| 23 | GK | Uğurcan Çakır | 2 | 0 | Trabzonspor, |
| 12 | GK | Altay Bayındır | 0 | 0 | Fenerbahçe |
| 3 | DF | Hasan Ali Kaldırım | 32 | 1 | Fenerbahçe |
| 22 | DF | Kaan Ayhan | 28 | 3 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| 2 | DF | Zeki Çelik | 14 | 2 | Lille |
| 15 | DF | Merih Demiral | 12 | 0 | Juventus |
| 13 | DF | Umut Meraş | 6 | 0 | Le Havre |
| 4 | DF | Mert Müldür | 2 | 0 | Sassuolo |
| 21 | DF | Nazım Sangaré | 2 | 0 | Antalyaspor |
| 5 | DF | Mert Çetin | 1 | 0 | Roma |
| 18 | DF | Ozan Kabak | 1 | 0 | Schalke 04 |
| 6 | MF | Ozan Tufan | 49 | 5 | Fenerbahçe |
| 10 | MF | Hakan Çalhanoğlu (3rd captain) | 48 | 10 | Milan |
| 8 | MF | Okay Yokuşlu | 24 | 1 | Celta |
| 11 | MF | Yusuf Yazıcı | 19 | 1 | Lille |
| 19 | DF | Ömer Bayram | 9 | 0 | Galatasaray |
| 20 | MF | Deniz Türüç | 6 | 1 | Fenerbahçe |
| 9 | MF | Berkay Özcan | 4 | 0 | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| 7 | MF | Emre Kılınç | 2 | 0 | Sivasspor |
| 16 | FW | Enes Ünal | 13 | 2 | Valladolid |
| 17 | FW | Güven Yalçın | 3 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
| 14 | FW | Ahmed Kutucu | 1 | 0 | Schalke 04 |
Turkey’s top goalscorer in Euro 2020 qualifiers (including qualifying and Playoff):
Cenk Tosun: 5 goals
Kaan Ayhan: 3 goals
Turkey Euro 2020 Squad Key Players
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
With one of Europe’s hottest free-kick-taking midfielders, Turkey will be dangerous from set-pieces, especially with their height and physicality within the squad. He will be also be at the heart of most of Turkey’s attacks, playing in the number ten role and spraying around passes everywhere.
Merih Demiral
The Juventus man who failed to register any minutes early on in the campaign is starting to prove himself to his new club bosses. Given, how defensively Turkey are set up, Demiral will be key to their proceedings in the Euro 2020.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT Turkey’s Euro 2020 Squad
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