🌙 THE CRESCENT STARS
2026 FIFA World Cup™
Türkiye World Cup 2026
2002 Semi-Finalists — Arda Güler Leads a New Golden Generation
Türkiye’s greatest World Cup achievement was reaching the semi-finals in 2002 in South Korea/Japan, finishing third. Now, a new generation led by Real Madrid’s Arda Güler and Ferdi Kadıoğlu reignites Turkish football ambitions. Qualifying through the UEFA play-offs by beating Kosovo, they enter 2026 as dangerous dark horses in a wide-open Group D.
GROUP STAGE FIXTURES
Group D
🇦🇺
Australia
AUS
Matchday 1
VS
Upcoming
🇹🇷
Türkiye
TUR
June 13, 2026 · Saturday
Midnight ET (FS1)
BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
GROUP D
🇹🇷
Türkiye
TUR
Matchday 2
VS
Upcoming
🇵🇾
Paraguay
PAR
June 19, 2026 · Friday
11:00 PM ET (FS1)
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California
GROUP D
🇹🇷
Türkiye
TUR
Matchday 3
VS
Upcoming
🇺🇸
USA
USA
June 25, 2026 · Thursday
10:00 PM ET (Fox)
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
GROUP D
GROUP D STANDINGS
Pre-Tournament
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
🇺🇸United States |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 |
🇵🇾Paraguay |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
🇦🇺Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 |
🇹🇷Türkiye TBD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
POTENTIAL KNOCKOUT PATH
If Türkiye Qualify
Round of 32
vs Group B
runner-up
runner-up
If Türkiye finish 2nd in Group D
Round of 16
TBD
Based on R32 results
Best 3rd Place
Top 8 third-placed
teams also advance
teams also advance
Alternative route to R32
