20.06.2026 14:40
After our National Football Team lost 1-0 to Paraguay and bid farewell to the 2026 World Cup, goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır made emotional statements. The national goalkeeper said, "We raised expectations with what we did, but we fell short of expectations. What happened in the first match, what happened in this match... Fate is also important. We will lift our heads. I apologize to our country. We wanted to make them proud, but we couldn't. There were very high expectations, and we fell short of them. I also apologize to those who came here."
Our National Football Team, which lost 1-0 to Paraguay in the second match of Group D of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, said goodbye to the tournament in the group stage. The Crescent-Stars were eliminated before the last match after failing to get points against Paraguay following the defeat to Australia.
EMOTIONAL WORDS FROM UĞURCAN
National goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır, who made statements after the match, could not hide the disappointment. The experienced goalkeeper, who stated that it is difficult to talk about the match, apologized to the fans.
"I APOLOGIZE TO OUR COUNTRY"
Uğurcan Çakır used the following statements in his statement:
"I apologize to our country. We wanted to make them proud, but we failed. There were very high expectations, we fell short of expectations. I also apologize to those who came here. There is nothing to say about the match. My teammates really wanted it, we fought very hard."
"WE RAISED EXPECTATIONS"
The national goalkeeper said that the results achieved in recent years increased expectations, but they could not deliver on that in the World Cup.
Uğurcan said, "We raised expectations with what we did, but we fell short of expectations. What happened in the first match, what happened in this match... Destiny is also important. We will lift our heads."
"WE HAVE YOUNG AND GOOD PLAYERS"
At the end of his statements, Uğurcan Çakır spoke hopefully about the future and emphasized that the national team has an important group of players. The experienced goalkeeper used the expressions, "We have young and good players. We will lift our heads. We will try to make our country proud."