Turkey v Romania, 26 March 2026
| Score | 1-0 to Turkey |
| Referee | François Letexier |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Play-off semi-final Path C |
| Venue | Tüpraş Stadium, Istanbul |
| Attendance | 38,979 |
View Turkey v Romania head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm local
1
Turkey
Manager: Vincenzo Montella
Goals:
| Ferdi Kadioğlu | 53 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Uğurcan Çakir
Defender
Abdülkerim Bardakçi
Defender
Mert Müldür
Defender
Samet Akaydin
Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder
Arda Güler
Midfielder
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
(captain)
Midfielder
Ismail Yüksek
Midfielder
Kenan Yildiz
Midfielder/Forward
Bariş Yilmaz
Midfielder/Forward
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Substitutions:
| Orkun Kökçü for Bariş Yilmaz | 78 |
| Irfan Kahveci for Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 90 |
| Ozan Kabak for Arda Güler | 90 |
Cards:
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 90+2 | Y |
| Irfan Kahveci | 90+2 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Altay Bayindir
Goalkeeper
Mert Günok
Defender
Eren Elmali
Defender
Ozan Kabak
Defender/Midfielder
Kaan Ayhan
Midfielder
Atakan Karazor
Midfielder
Irfan Kahveci
Midfielder
Orkun Kökçü
Midfielder
Salih Özcan
Midfielder/Forward
Oğuz Aydin
Midfielder/Forward
Yunus Akgün
Forward
Deniz Gül
0
Romania
Manager: Mircea Lucescu
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Ionuț Radu
Goalkeeper
Andrei Burcă
Defender
Radu Drăgușin
Defender
Andrei Ratiu
Defender
Nicușor Bancu
Defender/Midfielder
Răzvan Marin
Midfielder
Vlad Dragomir
Midfielder/Forward
Ianis Hagi
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Daniel Bîrligea
Forward
Dennis Man
Forward
Valentin Mihăilă
Forward
Substitutions:
| Florin Tănase for Răzvan Marin | 66 |
| Nicolae Stanciu for Ianis Hagi | 71 |
| David Miculescu for Daniel Bîrligea | 87 |
| Ștefan Baiaram for Valentin Mihăilă | 88 |
Cards:
| Vlad Dragomir | 18 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mirian Aioani
Goalkeeper
Laurențiu Popescu
Defender
Andrei Coubiș
Defender
Virgil Ghiţă
Defender/Midfielder
Vladimir Screciu
Defender/Midfielder
Deian Sorescu
Midfielder
Alex Dobre
Midfielder
Nicolae Stanciu
Midfielder
Florin Tănase
Midfielder/Forward
Ștefan Baiaram
Midfielder/Forward
Marius Coman
Midfielder/Forward
David Miculescu