Turkey leads the European Championships

Our National Football Team, which has already secured qualification for UEFA EURO 2024, finished as the leader of Group D with a 1-1 draw away to Wales.

The match played at Cardiff City Stadium was broadcast on TRT 1. Referee Matej Jug from the Slovenian Football Federation officiated the match. Our National Football Team finished the match with a 1-1 draw after falling behind 1-0.

Our national team started the match with Uğurcan; Ferdi, Samet, Abdülkerim, Cenk; İsmail, Salih, Abdülkadir Ömür; Kerem, Yusuf Sarı, Barış Alper 11.

Wales took a 1-0 lead in the 7th minute with Neco Williams’ goal.

Uğurcan Çakır, who started the match in the starting 11 of our national team, was injured and could not continue the game. Çakır was replaced by Altay Bayındır in the 33rd minute.

The first half of the match ended with a 1-0 lead for Wales.

Yusuf Yazıcı converted the penalty kick in the 70th minute and the score was leveled: 1-1.

There were no more goals in the remaining minutes and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

The Turkish Stars, who scored 17 points, finished as the leader of their group in the qualifiers.

In the other match of the group, Croatia beat Armenia 1-0 and qualified for EURO 2024 by coming 2nd with 16 points.

Minutes from the first half

A National Football Team closed the first half 1-0 down against Wales in the last week of UEFA 2024 European Championship (EURO 2024) Qualifying Group D.

In the 4th minute, Wales came effectively. Broadhead, who caught the ball on Ferdi Kadıoğlu’s back pass, came from the left side to the front of the penalty arc and made a placekick. The ball sailed just wide of the post.

In the 7th minute Wales took the lead. Neco Williams, who met the ball on the left wing on Wilson’s pass, dodged Ferdi and entered the penalty area from the diagonal. This footballer’s placement to the far corner sent the ball into the net from the corner: 1-0.

In the 42nd minute, the national team came close to a draw. In Ferdi Kadioglu’s cross from the right, Yusuf Yazici, who rose at the front post, transferred the ball to the back with his head. Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who was in front of the goal area, corrected the ball and hit the ball, but it went slightly over the top.

In the 43rd minute, Johnson controlled the ball inside the penalty area from Roberts’ long-range throw-in and Johnson’s shot from the diagonal was deflected by goalkeeper Altay in two moves.

The first half of the match ended with a 1-0 lead for Wales.