Türkiye eliminated from 2026 World Cup after two group stage losses

June 20, 2026, 11:42 1 min read

Türkiye national football team players looking dejected after a World Cup match

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Türkiye have been officially eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after losing both of their first two group stage matches without scoring a goal.

Türkiye have been officially eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The team suffered two defeats in their first two group stage matches and failed to score a single goal.

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World Cup

#	Standings	P	GD	Pts
1	Mexico	2	3	6
2	South Korea	2	0	3
3	Czechia	2	-1	1
4	South Africa	2	-2	1
1	Canada	2	6	4
2	Switzerland	2	3	4
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	-3	1
4	Qatar	2	-6	1
1	Brazil	2	3	4
2	Morocco	2	1	4
3	Scotland	2	0	3
4	Haiti	2	-4	0
1	USA	2	5	6
2	Australia	2	0	3
3	Paraguay	2	-2	3
4	Türkiye	2	-3	0
1	Germany	1	6	3
2	Ivory Coast	1	1	3
3	Ecuador	1	-1	0
4	Curaçao	1	-6	0
1	Sweden	1	4	3
2	Japan	1	0	1
3	Netherlands	1	0	1
4	Tunisia	1	-4	0
1	New Zealand	1	0	1
2	Iran	1	0	1
3	Belgium	1	0	1
4	Egypt	1	0	1
1	Uruguay	1	0	1
2	Saudi Arabia	1	0	1
3	Spain	1	0	1
4	Cape Verde Islands	1	0	1
1	Norway	1	3	3
2	France	1	2	3
3	Senegal	1	-2	0
4	Iraq	1	-3	0
1	Argentina	1	3	3
2	Austria	1	2	3
3	Jordan	1	-2	0
4	Algeria	1	-3	0
1	Colombia	1	2	3
2	Congo DR	1	0	1
3	Portugal	1	0	1
4	Uzbekistan	1	-2	0
1	England	1	2	3
2	Ghana	1	1	3
3	Panama	1	-1	0
4	Croatia	1	-2	0

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