06.10.2025 15:47
Twelve players from Fenerbahçe have gone to their national teams. The yellow-navy team, which sent six players to the national team, will also have foreign players participating in important matches for their countries.
Fenerbahçe, which drew 0-0 with Samsunspor in the Super League, finished the 8th week with 15 points. The yellow-navy team experienced a loss of points in the league after their victory in the UEFA Europa League. The leagues were paused due to international matches after the matches played over the weekend.
12 PLAYERS LEFT SAMANDIRA
12 players from the yellow-navy team were called up to their national teams. A National Team Head Coach Vincenzo Montella called Turkish players Çağlar Söyüncü, Mert Müldür, İsmail Yüksek, İrfan Can Kahveci, Oğuz Aydın, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu to the squad.
The crescent-star team will host Bulgaria on October 11 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers Group E. The national team will face Georgia in Kocaeli on October 14.
21-year-old defender Yiğit Efe Demir was included in the U21 National Team squad. The crescent-star team will play against Lithuania on October 10 and Hungary on October 14 in the 2027 UEFA European U21 Championship Qualifiers.
SKRINIAR AND SZYMANSKI IN CRITICAL MATCHES
The excitement in the 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers will continue in October. Slovakia, led by Captain Milan Skriniar, who drew attention by defeating one of the favorite teams, Germany, in the first match, is at the top with 6 points. Slovakia will visit its follower Northern Ireland on October 10 in the 3rd week of Group A and will face Luxembourg at home three days later.
Poland, which is in Group G with 5 teams, will play only one match this month. Sebastian Szymanski, one of Poland's key players, will sweat in the national jersey against Lithuania. Poland, with 10 points and one match more, is competing for the top spot with the Netherlands, which has the same points.
SEMEDO RETURNED TO THE NATIONAL TEAM
Fenerbahçe's 31-year-old right-back Nelson Semedo has returned to the national team. Semedo, who was not in the squad due to injury during the qualifying matches played in September, was called up to the squad ahead of the matches where the Portugal National Team will face the Republic of Ireland and Hungary. The team, managed by Roberto Martinez, has won 2 out of 2 in the group and is the group leader with 6 points.
MOROCCO TO PLAY A FORMALITY MATCH
In Africa, one of the countries that have guaranteed their place in the finals is Morocco. Morocco, wearing the jersey of Youssef En-Nesyri, who has won all 7 matches played in Group E, will play a friendly match against Bahrain before the match against the Republic of Congo on October 14. En-Nesyri is also among those called up to the squad before these 2 matches.
In the 2026 World Cup African Qualifiers Group I, Mali is in 4th place with 12 points from 8 matches, while it is 4 points behind Madagascar in 2nd place. Dorgeles Nene, the winger of the yellow-navy team, was also included in the squad and aims for 6 points in the 2 matches in the group. Mali will face Chad on October 8 and Madagascar on October 12.
INJURY HINDERS EDERSON
Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson was called up to the squad for the friendly matches his country will play against South Korea and Japan. The experienced goalkeeper was found to have bleeding in his hamstring during an MRI scan before Fenerbahçe's match against Samsunspor. Due to this injury, Ederson, who has started treatment, was removed from the Brazil National Team squad.