This is a record of Turkey's results at the FIFA World Cup. Turkey has qualified for the tournament on three occasions, most recently in 2026. Their highest-place finish was in 2002, where they finished third.
Overall record FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification recordYearRoundPosition* 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 2026Group stage 35th 3 1 0 2 3 586111912 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034TotalThird place3/23136162322146592860223218 *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out
By match World CupRoundOpponentScoreResultVenueTurkey scorers 1954Group 21–4LBernS. Mamat 7–0WGenevaB. Sargun (3), S. Mamat (2), L. Küçükandonyadis, E. Keskin2–7LZürichM. Ertan, L. Küçükandonyadis 2002 Group C1–2LUlsanH. Şaş1–1DIncheonE. Belözoğlu3–0WSeoulH. Şaş, B. Korkmaz, Ü. DavalaRound of 161–0WRifuÜ. DavalaQuarter-finals 1–0 WOsakaİ. MansızSemi-finals0–1LSaitamaMatch for third place3–2WDaeguİ. Mansız (2), H. Şükür 2026 Group D0–2LVancouver0–1LSanta Clara3–2WInglewood A. Güler, B. Yilmaz, K. Ayhan
Record by opponent FIFA World Cup matches (by team)OpponentWDLPldGFGA00110200221310013001011110011000110110011020021021001320022311
Turkey at 1954 FIFA World Cup Head coach: Sandro Puppo
Group stage
Play-off
Turkey at 2002 FIFA World Cup
Head coach: Şenol Güneş
Brazil vs Turkey
GK 1 MarcosCB 4 Roque JúniorCB 3 LúcioCB 5 EdmílsonRWB2 Cafu (c)LWB6 Roberto CarlosCM 8 Gilberto SilvaCM 19Juninho Paulista RF 11Ronaldinho CF 9 Ronaldo LF 10RivaldoSubstitutions:FW 17Denílson MF 18Vampeta FW 21Luizão Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 Rüştü ReçberCB 5 Alpay Özalan CB 16Ümit ÖzatCB 3 Bülent Korkmaz RM 4 Fatih Akyel CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu LM 20Hakan Ünsal RW 21Emre BelözoğluAM 10Yıldıray Baştürk LW 11Hasan ŞaşCF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)Substitutions:FW 17İlhan Mansız MF 22Ümit Davala FW 6 Arif Erdem 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 Gilberto Martínez CB 4 Mauricio WrightCB 3 Luis MarínRM 15Harold Wallace CM 10Walter Centeno CM 8 Mauricio SolísCM 6 Wilmer López CM 11Rónald GómezLM 22Carlos Castro CF 9 Paulo WanchopeSubstitutions:FW 17Hernán Medford MF 12Winston Parks FW 16Steven Bryce Manager:Alexandre Guimarães GK 1 Rüştü ReçberCB 16Ümit ÖzatCB 2 Emre Aşık CB 18Ergün PenbeRM4 Fatih AkyelCM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu LM 21Emre Belözoğlu RW 22Ümit DavalaAM 10Yıldıray Baştürk LW 11Hasan ŞaşCF 9 Hakan Şükür (c) Substitutions:FW 17İlhan Mansız FW 15Nihat Kahveci FW 6 Arif Erdem 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 Rüştü Reçber CB 4 Fatih AkyelCB 2 Emre Aşık CB 3 Bülent KorkmazRM 22Ümit DavalaCM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu LM 20Hakan ÜnsalRW 10Yıldıray Baştürk AM 11Hasan Şaş LW 21Emre Belözoğlu CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)Substitutions:GK 12Ömer Çatkıç FW 17İlhan Mansız MF 14Tayfur Havutçu Manager:Şenol Güneş GK 22Jiang Jin (c)RB 21Xu YunlongCB 17Du WeiCB 14Li Weifeng LB 4 Wu Chengying RM 18Li XiaopengCM 8 Li TieCM 15Zhao JunzheLM 3 Yang Pu CF 10Hao Haidong CF 20Yang Chen Substitutions:MF 6 Shao Jiayi MF 11Yu Genwei FW 16Qu Bo 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 NarazakiCB 3 Naoki MatsudaCB 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)CB 16Kōji NakataRM 20Tomokazu MyojinCM 21Kazuyuki Toda CM 7 Hidetoshi NakataCM 5 Junichi Inamoto LM 18Shinji OnoCF 9 Akinori NishizawaCF 14Alex Substitutions:FW 11Takayuki Suzuki MF 22Daisuke Ichikawa MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima Manager: Philippe Troussier GK 1 Rüştü ReçberRB 5 Alpay Özalan CB 3 Bülent KorkmazLB 20Hakan ÜnsalCM 4 Fatih AkyelCM 8 Tugay KerimoğluCM 18Ergün Penbe RW 22Ümit Davala AM 10Yıldıray Baştürk LW 11Hasan Şaş CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c) Substitutions:MF 15Nihat Kahveci FW 14Tayfur Havutçu FW 17İlhan Mansız 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 SylvaRB 17Ferdinand ColyCB 13Lamine DiattaCB 4 Papa Malick DiopLB 2 Omar Daf CM 19Papa Bouba DiopCM 6 Aliou Cissé (c) CM 15Salif DiaoRF 7 Henri CamaraCF 11El Hadji DioufLF 10Khalilou FadigaManager: Bruno Metsu GK 1 Rüştü ReçberRB 4 Fatih AkyelCB 5 Alpay ÖzalanCB 3 Bülent KorkmazLB 18Ergün PenbeRM 22Ümit DavalaCM 8 Tugay KerimoğluLM 21Emre Belözoğlu AM 10Yıldıray BaştürkAM 11Hasan ŞaşCF 9 Hakan Şükür (c) Substitutions:FW 17İlhan Mansız FW 6 Arif Erdem 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 MarcosCB 3 LúcioCB 4 Roque JúniorCB 5 EdmílsonRM 2 Cafu (c)CM 15Kléberson CM 8 Gilberto Silva LM 6 Roberto CarlosRF 20Edílson CF 9 Ronaldo LF 10RivaldoSubstitutions:FW 21Luizão MF 17Denílson DF 13Belletti Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 Rüştü ReçberRB 4 Fatih AkyelCB 5 Alpay ÖzalanCB 3 Bülent KorkmazLB 18Ergün PenbeDM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu RM 22Ümit Davala CM 10Yıldıray Baştürk LM 21Emre Belözoğlu CF 11Hasan Şaş CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)Substitutions:FW 17İlhan Mansız MF 13Muzzy Izzet FW 6 Arif Erdem Manager:Şenol Güneş Man of the Match: Ronaldo (Brazil)
Assistant referees: Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Fourth official: Brian Hall (United States)
Match for third place 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.
GK 1 Lee Woon-jaeCB 6 Yoo Sang-chulCB 20Hong Myung-bo (c) CB 15Lee Min-sungRM 22Song Chong-gugCM 21Park Ji-sungCM 10Lee Young-pyoLM 13Lee Eul-yong RF 9 Seol Ki-hyeon CF 19Ahn Jung-hwanLF 14Lee Chun-sooSubstitutions:DF 7 Kim Tae-Young FW 16Cha Du-ri MF 8 Choi Tae-uk Manager: Guus Hiddink GK 1 Rüştü Reçber RB 4 Fatih AkyelCB 5 Alpay ÖzalanCB 3 Bülent KorkmazLB 18Ergün PenbeRM 22Ümit Davala CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu CM 10Yıldıray Baştürk LM 21Emre Belözoğlu CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)CF 17İlhan MansızSubstitutions:MF 20Hakan Ünsal MF 7 Okan Buruk MF 14Tayfur Havutçu 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)
Turkey at 2026 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
Player records Most appearances 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 Cups1Fatih Akyel72002Hakan Şükür72002İlhan Mansız72002Rüştü Reçber72002Tugay Kerimoğlu72002Ümit Davala72002Yıldıray Baştürk720028Bülent Korkmaz62002Emre Belözoğlu62002Hasan Şaş62002
Goalscorers Player Goals 1954 2002 2026 Suat Mamat 33 Burhan Sargun 33 İlhan Mansız 3 3 Lefter Küçükandonyadis 22 Hasan Şaş 2 2 Ümit Davala 2 2 Mustafa Ertan 11 Erol Keskin 11 Emre Belözoğlu 1 1 Bülent Korkmaz 1 1 Hakan Şükür 1 1 Kaan Ayhan 1 1 Arda Güler 1 1 Barış Alper Yılmaz 1 1 Total 23 10 10 3
See also Turkey at the FIFA Confederations Cup Turkey at the UEFA European Championship
References
Reports
External links Turkey at FIFA