Team analysis
Turkey
| No. | Player | Born | Pos. | ESP | CRO | ITA | HUN | ENG | GS | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berke Özer | 25/05/2000 | Goalkeeper | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | Fenerbahçe SK (TUR) | |
| 2 | Ramazan Civelek | 05/01/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 39* | Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) | |
| 3 | Ali Göçmen | 15/03/2000 | Forward | 13+ | 18+ | Kasımpaşa SK (TUR) | ||||
| 4 | Abdussamed Karnuçu | 04/02/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) | |||
| 5 | Ozan Kabak | 25/03/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 | FC Schalke 04 (GER) |
| 6 | Sefa Akgün | 30/06/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 75* | 76* | 80 | BB Erzurumspor (TUR) | ||
| 7 | Recep Gül | 05/11/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 65* | 41* | 80 | 62* | 1 | KVC Westerlo (BEL) |
| 8 | Kerem Kesgin | 05/11/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 | Göztepe Izmir (TUR) | |
| 9 | Malik Karaahmet | 18/01/2000 | Forward | 67* | 80 | 80 | 62* | 80 | 3 | Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) |
| 10 | Atalay Babacan | 28/06/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 70* | 80 | 80 | 40* | 1 | Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) |
| 11 | Yunus Akgün | 07/07/2000 | Forward | 52* | 80 | 59* | 77* | 80 | 1 | Galatasaray AŞ (TUR) |
| 12 | Ozan Can Oruç | 26/05/2000 | Goalkeeper | Konyaspor (TUR) | ||||||
| 13 | Berk Cetin | 02/02/2000 | Defender | 80 | 80 | 80 | 66* | 41+ | VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (GER) | |
| 14 | Umut Güneş | 16/03/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 10+ | 21+ | 14+ | 40+ | 1 | Alanyaspor (TUR) |
| 15 | Berkehan Biçer | 01/01/2000 | Defender | 80 | Altınordu A.Ş. (TUR) | |||||
| 16 | Egehan Gök | 27/02/2000 | Midfield | 5+ | 4+ | 3+ | Altınordu A.Ş. (TUR) | |||
| 17 | Enes İlkin | 11/01/2000 | Midfield | 28+ | 18+ | Samsunspor (TUR) | ||||
| 18 | Hasan Adıgüzel | 03/04/2000 | Midfield | 80 | 15+ | 39+ | 80 | 80 |
Pos. = Position; GS = Goals scored; * = Started; + = Substitute
Turkey team analysis
• 1-4-2-3-1; occasional switches to 1-4-4-2 with two compact lines
• High defensive line; aggressive pressing from front and midfield
• Combination play based on short passing from keeper, centre-backs
• Interchanging left-footed wingers using 1 v 1 skills; one on right cutting in
• No10 Babacan skilful hardworking middle-to-front linking element
• Wingers playing diagonals, cut-backs; full-backs delivering crosses
• Dangerous set plays; team ethic, mental strength v strong opponents