Global football body FIFA has confirmed it is investigating after Turkish celebrity chef Nusret Gökçe managed to get pitch side with the Argentinian team at the end of the World Cup Final in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday. Gökçe, known as ‘Salt Bae’ for his style of sprinkling salt on meat, was seen trying to take […]
Turkiye will supply over 3,000 police officers to Qatar ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022, to help with security at stadiums and hotels in the country, Reuters has reported. Under the protocol signed between the two countries, Ankara will deploy 3,000 riot police and 100 special operations police to Qatar. The squad will also […]
There was relief and euphoria after Turkey beat Montenegro in its final group match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, securing the team a place in the play-offs early next year. Turkey scored a brace in an important 1-2 away win at the Podgorica City Stadium in Montenegro on Tuesday night to finish its qualifying […]
Turkey emerged with all three points from Monday night’s drama-filled game against Latvia in their Group G qualifier. The win – the first for new manager Stefan Kuntz’s since replacing Şenol Güneş in September – keeps Turkey’s hopes of qualifying for the Qatar World Cup in November 2022 alive. Striker Burak Yılmaz left it late for […]
This Friday marks the start of four days of qualifying matches for European nations competing for a place at the Qatar World Cup that starts in November next year. Turkey, Azerbaijan and the four British nations, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all in action, with many of the games televised, including Friday’s match […]
On Wednesday, the qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup get underway, with Azerbaijan, Turkey and all four home nations, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, all in action. Azerbaijan, Turkey, England, and Scotland face three opponents in the eight day schedule set aside for international games. Northern Ireland and Wales play twice. Highlights include Denmark […]
Turkey are flying high after beating Norway 3-0 on Saturday, to make it two wins out of two in their European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Played in Malaga due to the coronavirus restrictions in Oslo, Turkey got off to a dream start thanks to a fine goal from Ozan Tufan in the 4th minute. […]
Turkey got its 2022 World Cup campaign off to a cracking start with a 4-2 victory against the Netherlands at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul last night. Lille striker Burak Yılmaz (pictured top) was on top form, bagging three goals: a deflected long-range effort on 15 minutes, a penalty nineteen minutes later, and a […]
The European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar get underway this week, with games taking place on Wednesday, 24 and Thursday, 25 March. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Wales are in action on Wednesday evening, with England, Northern Ireland and Scotland playing on Thursday. Sky Sports will be giving extensive coverage of all the games. Turkish […]
Turkey are drawn against the Netherlands and Norway, while Azerbaijan have Portugal and Republic of Ireland, and England will face Poland and Hungary in their qualification groups for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The draw for the European qualifiers was made by FIFA in Zurich earlier today, 7 December. A total of 55 European […]
