Montella made his choice! The starting lineups for the Wales-Turkey match have been announced.

The Turkish National Football Team will face Wales in their first match in Group 4 of the UEFA Nations League. The match will take place at Cardiff City Stadium and will start at 21:45 CET. The match will be broadcast live on TV8. Rohit Saggi from the Norwegian Football Federation will be the referee for the match, with Morten Jensen and Anders Olav Dale from the same country as his assistants.

STARTING ELEVEN

Wales: Ward, Mepham, Rodon, Davies, Roberts, James, Ampadu, Williams, Ramsey, Johnson, Moore.

Turkey: Mert Günok, Zeki Çelik, Çağlar Söyüncü, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Mert Müldür, İsmail Yüksek, Kaan Ayhan, Orkun Kökçü, Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız, Barış Alper Yılmaz.

10th MEETING

In the 9 official matches played between the two teams, the Turkish national team has achieved 3 victories, 4 defeats, and 2 draws. The national team, which has scored 10 goals in 9 matches against Wales, 1 in the European Championship and 4 each in the World Cup Qualifiers and the European Championship Qualifiers, has conceded 13 goals.

FIRST MATCH PLAYED IN 1978

The first match between the two countries was played in 1978. The match, which took place in the city of Wrexham in northern Wales, was won by Wales with a score of 1-0. The only goal of the match, which ended goalless in the first half, was scored by Deacy in the 70th minute.

LAST MATCH ENDED IN A DRAW

The Turkish national team last faced Wales on November 21, 2023, in the final match of the EURO 2024 qualifiers, held in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Neco Williams scored for Wales in the 7th minute, while the Turkish team equalized with Yusuf Yazıcı in the 70th minute.

10-GOAL MATCH IN 1997

The highest-scoring match between Turkey and Wales took place on August 20, 1997. The Turkish national team, led by coach Mustafa Denizli at Ali Sami Yen Stadium, won the match 6-4 after a first half that ended in a 3-3 draw. The match became the highest-scoring match between the two teams in history.

UNDEFEATED IN THE LAST 2 MATCHES

Turkey has not lost in their last 2 matches against Wales. The Turkish national team won 1 and drew 1 in the 2 matches played against Wales in the 2028 European Championship Qualifying Group. Turkey won the match played in Samsun with goals from Umut Nayir and Arda Güler, with a score of 2-0. The match played in Wales ended in a 1-1 draw.