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Türkiye vs France: match report
Türkiye hosted France at Yildiz Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu on Friday 25 September 2026, in the Nations League (round 1). Türkiye have no reported absences; France are missing 1 (Mattéo Guendouzi). Felix Zwayer is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Türkiye 0-1 France. Goals: Kylian Mbappé 54' for France. Attendance: 28,205.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 42' Yellow card: Arda Güler (Türkiye)
- 54' Goal: Kylian Mbappé (France) 0-1
- 68' Yellow card: Salih Özcan (Türkiye)
- 72' Yellow card: Dayot Upamecano (France)
- 87' Red card: Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye)
- 90'+3' Yellow card: Manu Koné (France)
- 90'+4' Yellow card: Esteban Lepaul (France)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 36.2% | Possession | 63.8% |
| 12 | Shots | 12 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Corners | 3 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Türkiye 3-4-2-1
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
- 1 Uğurcan Çakir GK
- 2 Zeki Çelik MID
- 3 Merih Demiral DEF
- 14 Abdülkerim Bardakci DEF
- 18 Oğuz Aydın FWD
- 16 Ismail Yüksek MID
- 5 Salih Özcan MID
- 20 Ferdi Kadıoğlu DEF
- 10 Arda Güler MID
- 11 Can Uzun MID
- 21 Barış Alper Yılmaz FWD
Bench
- 13 Eren Elmalı DEF
- 7 Kerem Aktürkoglu FWD
- 12 Altay Bayındır GK
- 6 Melih Kabasakal MID
- 9 Deniz Gül FWD
- 23 Okan Kocuk GK
- 4 Emirhan Topçu DEF
- 15 Ozan Kabak DEF
- 22 Aral Şimşir MID
- 19 Yunus Akgün MID
- 17 İrfan Kahveci FWD
France 4-3-3
Coach: Zinédine Zidane
- 16 Mike Maignan GK
- 5 Jules Koundé DEF
- 4 Dayot Upamecano DEF
- 17 Maxence Lacroix DEF
- 3 Adrien Truffert DEF
- 9 Rayan Cherki MID
- 8 Manu Koné MID
- 14 Adrien Rabiot MID
- 11 Michael Olise FWD
- 7 Ousmane Dembélé FWD
- 10 Kylian Mbappé FWD
Bench
- 20 Désiré Doué FWD
- 6 Eduardo Camavinga MID
- 12 Bradley Barcola FWD
- 19 Estéban Lepaul FWD
- 1 Guillaume Restes GK
- 23 Jean Butez GK
- 22 Jérémy Jacquet DEF
- 15 Leny Yoro DEF
- 2 Pierre Kalulu DEF
- 13 Andy Diouf MID
- 21 Lucas Da Cunha MID
- 18 Maghnes Akliouche FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Türkiye
No reported absences.
France
- Mattéo Guendouzi suspension, back Mid October 2026
Previous meetings
- Monday 14 October 2019: France 1-1 Türkiye
- Saturday 8 June 2019: Türkiye 2-0 France
- Friday 5 June 2009: France 1-0 Türkiye
- Thursday 26 June 2003: France 3-2 Türkiye