Turkey Squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup, Ft. Guler, Yildiz Caglar, Calhanoglu IN

Turkiya name 26-man squad for FIFA World Cup 2026 included Stars Arda Guler & Kenan Yıldız, Full players list..

Türkiye is heading back to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years, and the celebrations across the country showed just how much the moment meant. Fans filled the streets waving flags and honking car horns after the national team secured qualification with a dramatic playoff victory.

Head coach Vincenzo Montella has named a 26-man Final squad. The Italian manager has built a talented squad packed with exciting attacking options, including rising stars Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız, alongside experienced names like Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Barış Alper Yılmaz, who both impressed during the domestic season.

The squad will begin preparations on May 22 at the Turkish Football Federation headquarters near Istanbul before playing warm-up matches against North Macedonia and Venezuela ahead of the tournament. 

Türkiye have been drawn in Group D, where they will face Australia, Paraguay and co-hosts the United States. After such a long wait to return to football’s biggest stage, expectations and excitement around this young Turkish side are growing quickly. 

2026 FIFA World Cup Squads: Full List of All 48 Teams Rosters

Group A Squads:  Mexico,  South Africa,  South Korea, Czechia.

Group B Squads:  Canada, Bosnia Herzegovina,  Qatar,  Switzerland.

Group C Squads:  Brazil,  Morocco, Haiti,  Scotland.

Group D Squads:  USMNT, Paraguay,  Australia, Turkey.

Group E Squads:  Germany,  Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador.

Group F Squads:  Netherlands, Japan, Sweden,  Tunisia.

Group G Squads:  Belgium.  Egypt.   Iran.  New Zealand.

Group H Squads:  Spain.   Cape Verde,  Saudi Arabia  Uruguay.

Group I Squads: France,   Senegal,   Iraq,  Norway.

Group J Squads:  Argentina.  Algeria.   Austria.   Jordan.

Group K Squads:  Portugal.  DR Congo.  Uzbekistan.  Colombia.

Group L Squads:   England.    Croatia.  Ghana  Panama.

Final list of 26 players of Türkiye's Squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup.

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Türkiye's Final squad

Goalkeepers: 

Ugurcan Cakir (Galatasaray), 

Altay Bayindir (Manchester United), 

Mert Gunok (Besiktas)

Defenders: 

Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), 

Merih Demiral (Al Ahli), 

Zeki Celik (Roma), 

Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim), 

Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), 

Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), 

Eren Elmali (Galatasaray), 

Caglar Soyuncu (Fenerbahce), 

Samet Akaydin (Rizespor)

Midfielders: 

Arda Guler (Real Madrid), 

Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt), 

Orkun Kokcu (Besiktas), 

Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter), 

Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce), 

Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), 

Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund)

Forwards: 

Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), 

Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), 

Kerem Akturkoglu (Fenerbahce), 

Yunus Akgun (Galatasaray), 

Oguz Aydin (Fenerbahce), 

Deniz Gul (Porto), 

Irfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahce) 

FIFA World Cup 2026 – Türkiye’s group stage schedule

All times in ET,  local time

13 June,  - Australia vs Türkiye - BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia (CAN) -  (12:00 a.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. PT)

19 June, - Türkiye vs Paraguay - Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California (USA) -  (12:00 a.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. PT)

25 June, - Türkiye vs USA -  SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California (USA)  (10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT)

Sunday, June 14, 06.00 CET: Australia vs Turkey

Saturday, June 20, 05.00 CET: Turkey vs Paraguay 

Friday, June 26, 04.00 CET: Turkey - USA

Other Teams Squad

Group G Squad  ::  Belgium Squad.  ::  Egypt Squad.  ::  Iran Squad.  ::  New Zealand Cup Squad.

Group H Squad  ::  Spain Squad.  ::  Cape Verde Squad.  ::  Saudi Arabia Squad  :: Uruguay Squad.

Group I Squad  :: France Squad.  ::  Senegal Squad.  ::  Iraq Squad  ::  Norway Squad.

Group J Squad  ::  Argentina Squad.  ::  Algeria Squad.  ::  Austria Squad.  ::  Jordan Squad.

Group K Squad  ::  Portugal Squad.  ::  DR Congo Squad.  ::  Uzbekistan  Squad.  ::  Colombia Squad.

Group L Squad  ::  England Squad.  ::  Croatia Squad.  ::  Ghana  Squad  ::  Panama Squad

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