Turkey at the FIFA World Cup explained

This is a record of Turkey's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Turkey have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions: 1954, recording a group-stage finish, and 2002, where they finished third.[2] [3] [4]

Record at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPosition
1930Did not enterDid not enter
1934WithdrewWithdrew
1938Did not enterDid not enter
1950Qualified but withdrew110070
1954Group stage9th31021011311146
1958WithdrewWithdrew
1962Did not qualify420244
19666105419
19704004213
1974622253
1978621395
19828008122
19868017224
199083141210
1994103161119
19988422219
2002Third place3rd741210612831248
2006Did not qualify147522713
2010104331310
201410514169
2018104331413
2022116322819
2026To be determinedTo be determined
2030
2034
2038
TotalThird place2/26105142017139532759204206

By match

World Cupwidth=110Roundwidth=150Opponentwidth=60Scorewidth=50Resultwidth=120VenueTurkey scorers
1954Group 21–4align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LBernS. Mamat
7–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WGenevaB. Sargun (3), S. Mamat (2), L. Küçükandonyadis, E. Keskin
2–7align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LZürichM. Ertan, L. Küçükandonyadis
2002Group C1–2align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LUlsanH. Şaş
1–1align=center bgcolor="#fffbb"DIncheonE. Belözoğlu
3–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WSeoulH. Şaş, B. Korkmaz, Ü. Davala
Round of 161–0align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WRifuÜ. Davala
1–0 (a.e.t.)align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WOsakaİ. Mansız
Semi-finals0–1align=center bgcolor="#ffbbbb"LSaitama
Third place play-off3–2align=center bgcolor="#bbffbb"WDaeguİ. Mansız (2), H. Şükür

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
OpponentWDLPldGFGA
002213
100130
010111
100110
100110
2002102
0022311

Turkey at 1954 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Sandro Puppo

Group stage

See main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup Group 2. ----

Play-off

Turkey at 2002 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Şenol Güneş

Brazil vs Turkey

GK 1 Marcos
CB 4 Roque Júnior
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 5 Edmílson
RWB2 Cafu (c)
LWB6 Roberto Carlos
CM 8 Gilberto Silva
CM 19
RF 11
CF 9
LF 10Rivaldo
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 18
FW 21
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
CB 5
CB 16Ümit Özat
CB 3
RM 4
CM 8
LM 20
RW 21Emre Belözoğlu
AM 10
LW 11Hasan Şaş
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 22
FW 6
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
Man of the Match:
Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Costa Rica vs Turkey

GK 1 Erick Lonnis (c)
CB 5
CB 4 Mauricio Wright
CB 3 Luis Marín
RM 15
CM 10
CM 8 Mauricio Solís
CM 6
CM 11Rónald Gómez
LM 22
CF 9 Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 12
FW 16
Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
CB 16Ümit Özat
CB 2
CB 18Ergün Penbe
RM4 Fatih Akyel
CM 8
LM 21
RW 22Ümit Davala
AM 10
LW 11Hasan Şaş
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW 17
FW 15
FW 6
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
Man of the Match:
Paulo Wanchope (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Brighton Mudzamiri (Zimbabwe)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Turkey vs China PR

GK 1
CB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 2
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
RM 22Ümit Davala
CM 8
LM 20Hakan Ünsal
RW 10
AM 11
LW 21
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
GK 12
FW 17
MF 14
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
GK 22Jiang Jin (c)
RB 21Xu Yunlong
CB 17Du Wei
CB 14
LB 4
RM 18Li Xiaopeng
CM 8 Li Tie
CM 15Zhao Junzhe
LM 3
CF 10
CF 20
Substitutions:
MF 6
MF 11
FW 16
Manager:
Bora Milutinović
Man of the Match:
Hasan Şaş (Turkey)

Assistant referees:
Ali Tomusange (Uganda)
Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)
Fourth official:
Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Second Round Japan vs Turkey

GK 12Seigo Narazaki
CB 3 Naoki Matsuda
CB 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
CB 16Kōji Nakata
RM 20Tomokazu Myojin
CM 21
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 5
LM 18Shinji Ono
CF 9 Akinori Nishizawa
CF 14
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 22
MF 8
Manager:
Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 5
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 20Hakan Ünsal
CM 4 Fatih Akyel
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu
CM 18
RW 22
AM 10
LW 11
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
MF 15
FW 14
FW 17
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
Man of the Match:
Alpay Özalan (Turkey)

Assistant referees


Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
Paul Smith (New Zealand)
Fourth official


Graham Poll (England)

Quarter-Final Senegal vs Turkey

GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17Ferdinand Coly
CB 13Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Papa Malick Diop
LB 2
CM 19Papa Bouba Diop
CM 6 Aliou Cissé (c)
CM 15Salif Diao
RF 7 Henri Camara
CF 11El Hadji Diouf
LF 10Khalilou Fadiga
Manager:
Bruno Metsu
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 18Ergün Penbe
RM 22Ümit Davala
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM 21
AM 10Yıldıray Baştürk
AM 11Hasan Şaş
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW 17
FW 6
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
Man of the Match:
Hasan Şaş (Turkey)

Assistant referees


Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Fourth official


Gilles Veissière (France)

Semi-final Brazil vs Turkey

GK 1 Marcos
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Roque Júnior
CB 5 Edmílson
RM 2 Cafu (c)
CM 15
CM 8
LM 6 Roberto Carlos
RF 20
CF 9
LF 10Rivaldo
Substitutions:
FW 21
MF 17
DF 13
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 18Ergün Penbe
DM 8
RM 22
CM 10
LM 21
CF 11
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW 17
MF 13
FW 6
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees


Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Fourth official


Brian Hall (United States)

Third place play-off

Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal in World Cup finals history with a low left footed shot past the goalkeeper from the edge of the penalty box after 11 seconds.[5]

GK 1 Lee Woon-jae
CB 6 Yoo Sang-chul
CB 20Hong Myung-bo (c)
CB 15Lee Min-sung
RM 22Song Chong-gug
CM 21Park Ji-sung
CM 10Lee Young-pyo
LM 13
RF 9
CF 19Ahn Jung-hwan
LF 14Lee Chun-soo
Substitutions:
DF 7
FW 16
MF 8
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK 1
RB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 18Ergün Penbe
RM 22
CM 8
CM 10
LM 21
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
CF 17İlhan Mansız
Substitutions:
MF 20
MF 7
MF 14
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
Man of the Match:
Hakan Şükür (Turkey)

Assistant referees


Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official


Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Record players

Seven players were fielded in all seven matches of Turkey's third-place run in 2002. Of those seven, only Fatih Akyel played every minute of the tournament.

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1Fatih Akyel72002
Hakan Şükür72002
İlhan Mansız72002
Rüştü Reçber72002
Tugay Kerimoğlu72002
Ümit Davala72002
Yıldıray Baştürk72002
8Bülent Korkmaz62002
Emre Belözoğlu62002
Hasan Şaş62002

Top goalscorers

A notable goal was scored by Hakan Şükür in the third place match against South Korea in 2002, when he scored after only 10.89 seconds. It is the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup history, breaking Czechoslovakian striker Václav Mašek's 40-year-old record of 16 seconds.

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cup
1Burhan Sargun31954
Suat Mamat31954
İlhan Mansız32002
4Lefter Küçükandonyadis21954
Hasan Şaş22002
Ümit Davala22002
7Erol Keskin11954
Mustafa Ertan11954
Bülent Korkmaz12002
Emre Belözoğlu12002
Hakan Şükür12002

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070614094554/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_06e_tv_2658.pdf 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage
  2. Web site: South Korea 2 - 3 Turkey. 29 June 2002. Guardian. 16 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Turkey finish in style. 29 June 2002. BBC Sport. 16 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Turkey tops Korea 3-2 for second place, scoring in 11 seconds. https://web.archive.org/web/20020806180131/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/06/29/korea_turkey_gamer/. dead. August 6, 2002. 29 June 2002. Sports Illustrated. 16 October 2013.
  5. Web site: South Korea 2 Turkey 3. 29 June 2002. Planet World Cup. 16 October 2013.

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