06.09.2025 23:10
The Turkish National Football Team will host Spain in Konya for their second match in Group E of the FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The Turkish National Team achieved their only victory against Spain in history back in 1954. After a 71-year gap, the team will be looking to achieve a first.
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The Turkish National Football Team will host Spain in their second match of Group E in the FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in Konya. The match will start at 21:45 at the Konya Metropolitan Stadium, with Michael Oliver from the English Football Association officiating. Oliver will be assisted by Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring.
FACING EACH OTHER AFTER 9 YEARS
Turkey, which started the World Cup Qualifiers with a victory in Georgia, will host Spain in their second match in the group. The two countries will compete against each other for the first time in nearly 9 years in the match to be played in Konya.
SPAIN IS SUPERIOR
Spain has the upper hand in the matches played between the two countries. Turkey and Spain have faced each other 11 times so far, including 2 friendly matches; Spain won 6 of these encounters. 4 matches ended in a draw, while Turkey managed to defeat Spain once. The two teams last faced each other in the 2016 European Championship, where Spain won the match with a score of 3-0.
WANTS TO WIN AFTER 71 YEARS
The Turkish National Football Team managed to defeat Spain 1-0 in the World Cup Qualifiers for the first and only time in history in 1954 at İnönü Stadium. During that qualifying round, both sides won one match each, and one match ended in a draw, allowing Turkey to qualify for the World Cup after the draw.
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