Turkey vs Romania

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals 26 Mar 2026, 17:00
Turkey
Turkey
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Romania
Romania
🏟 Tupras Stadium 👤 F. Letexier Round Semi-finals

Match report

Turkey edged past Romania 1-0 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals on 26 March 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Romania failed to register a single shot on target, while Turkey had 16 shots to Romania's 6.

The match was played at Tupras Stadium, with F. Letexier in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 16 - 6 On target 2 - 0 Corners 9 - 3 Fouls 7 - 12 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Turkey · 1 goal
8 Mert Müldür captained the side
8 Samet Akaydın captained the side
8 İsmail Yüksek 63 passes (90% accurate)
8 Hakan Çalhanoğlu 85 passes (87% accurate)
First half vs second half
Turkey stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 10–4
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–0
Ball Possession 69–31 —
Corners 3–1 6–2
Attacks 72–25 51–27
Match statistics
9 Corners 3
3 Substitution 4
123 Attacks 52
77 Dangerous Attacks 25
2 On Target 0
14 Off Target 6
50% Ball Possession 50%
16 Shots Total 6
2 Shots On Goal 0
10 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 4
11 Shots Outside Box 2
7 Fouls 12
9 Corners 3
2 Offsides 2
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 1
544 Passes Total 258
476 Passes Accurate 170
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Turkey · 4-2-3-1
23 U. Çakır
18 M. Müldür 4 S. Akaydın 14 A. Bardakcı 20 F. Kadıoğlu
16 İ. Yüksek 10 H. Çalhanoğlu
9 B. Yılmaz 8 A. Güler 11 K. Yıldız
7 K. Aktürkoğlu
Romania · 4-2-3-1
1 I. Radu
2 A. Rațiu 3 R. Drăguşin 15 A. Burcă 11 N. Bancu
18 R. Marin 21 V. Dragomir
20 D. Man 14 I. Hagi 13 V. Mihăilă
9 D. Bîrligea
Turkey
Coach
Vincenzo Montella
Substitutes
  • 6 Orkun Kökçü
  • 1 Mert Günok
  • 12 Altay Bayındır
  • 3 Eren Elmalı
  • 15 Ozan Kabak
  • 22 Kaan Ayhan
  • 2 Atakan Karazor
  • 5 Salih Özcan
  • 17 İrfan Can Kahveci
  • 19 Oğuz Aydın
  • 21 Yunus Akgün
  • 13 Deniz Gül
Romania
Coach
Mircea Lucescu
Substitutes
  • 19 Florin Tănase
  • 10 Nicolae Stanciu
  • 17 David Miculescu
  • 8 Ștefan Baiaram
  • 12 Marian Aioani
  • 16 Laurenţiu Popescu
  • 4 Andrei Coubiș
  • 5 Virgil Ghiță
  • 6 Vladimir Screciu
  • 7 Alexandru Dobre
  • 23 Deian Sorescu
  • 22 Marius Coman
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ F. Tanase ↓ R. Marin Romania
  • 71' ↑ N. Stanciu ↓ I. Hagi Romania
  • 78' ↑ O. Kokcu ↓ B. A. Yilmaz Turkey
  • 87' ↑ D. Miculescu ↓ D. Birligea Romania
  • 88' ↑ S. Baiaram ↓ V. Mihaila Romania
  • 90' ↑ O. Kabak ↓ A. Guler Turkey
  • 90' ↑ I. C. Kahveci ↓ H. Calhanoglu Turkey
Cards
  • 18' V. Dragomir Romania
  • 90+2' I. C. Kahveci Turkey
  • 90+2' K. Akturkoglu Turkey
Head-to-head
Turkey 1 0 draws 0 Romania
2026-03-26 Turkey vs Romania 1 - 0
Recent form
Turkey W L W D W
Romania D L L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Turkey vs Romania?
Turkey won 1-0 against Romania on 26 March 2026.
Who won Turkey vs Romania?
Turkey won the match 1-0.
Where was Turkey vs Romania played?
The match was played at Tupras Stadium.
Who had more possession in Turkey vs Romania?
Turkey had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.