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The Turkish National Football Team faces reigning European champions Spain in the second match of Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers. The match will take place on Sunday, September 7th at MEDAŞ Konya Metropolitan Stadium, with kickoff at 9:45 PM.
Which channel is the match on?
The Türkiye-Spain match will be broadcast live on TV8, CBC Sport and Exxen.
- TV8 : Free broadcasting via Türksat satellite and digital platforms (Digiturk 28, D-Smart 28, Kablo TV 34, Tivibu 31, Turkcell TV+ 29, Vodafone TV 28).
- CBC Sport : Encrypted broadcast on Azerspace 46E.
- Exxen : Encrypted access over the Internet.
Match referees
The match will be refereed by Michael Oliver of the Football Association, with Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring serving as assistant referees and Chris Kavanagh as the fourth official.
Latest status of teams
- Turkey started the group with 3 points after defeating Georgia 3-2 away in the first match.
- Spain beat Bulgaria 3-0 in Sofia to take the top spot on goal difference.
Spain leads the group ahead of the second leg, with Türkiye in second place. Georgia and Bulgaria are yet to earn any points.
Possible starting 11s
- Turkey : Altay Bayındır – Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Çağlar Söyüncü, Ferdi Kadıoğlu – Orkun Kökçü, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, İsmail Yüksek – Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Enes Ünal.
- Spain : Unai Simón – Carvajal, Laporte, Le Normand, Grimaldo – Rodri, Pedri, Fabián Ruiz – Lamine Yamal, Morata, Nico Williams.
Last 5 match performance
Turkey has performed consistently in its last five matches. A 3-2 away win against Georgia was a morale boost, while a 1-0 defeat against Mexico followed. A 2-1 victory against the USA, a 3-0 victory against Hungary, and finally a 3-1 victory against Hungary demonstrated the national team’s fitness. Spain, meanwhile, has faced strong opposition recently. They made a strong start to the qualifiers with a 3-0 win against Bulgaria. Despite drawing 2-2 with Portugal, they won on penalties and defeated France 5-4. In their two matches against the Netherlands, they drew 3-3 and 2-2, winning the first on penalties. This suggests that both teams will be in top form going into the match.
Latest situation in the group
Türkiye started the tournament with a victory, defeating Georgia 3-2 away in their first Group E match. Spain, meanwhile, took the top spot on goal difference with a 3-0 win over Bulgaria in Sofia.
Ahead of the second leg, Spain leads the table, with Türkiye in second place. Georgia and Bulgaria are yet to earn any points.
In the other match of the group, Georgia and Bulgaria will face each other in Tbilisi at 16:00.
Spain is the reigning European champion
Spain defeated England 2-1 in the final of the 2024 European Football Championship hosted by Germany, taking the trophy to its museum and becoming the last European champions.
Historical rivalry
Türkiye and Spain have faced off against each other in official matches many times. Their last encounter was at EURO 2016, where Spain won 3-0.