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Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

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Turkey have participated at six UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first group stage they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.

Euro 1996

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
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Portugal 1–0 Turkey
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Attendance: 22,670

Turkey 0–3 Denmark
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Attendance: 28,951

Euro 2000

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 1–2 Italy
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Attendance: 22,500

Sweden 0–0 Turkey
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Attendance: 27,000

Turkey 2–0 Belgium
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Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
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Attendance: 42,000

Euro 2008

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
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Attendance: 29,106[1]

Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
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Attendance: 39,730[2]

Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 29,016[3]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
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Penalties
1–3
Semi-finals
Germany 3–2 Turkey
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Attendance: 39,374[5]

Euro 2016

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
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Attendance: 43,842[6]

Spain 3–0 Turkey
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Attendance: 33,409[7]

Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
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Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Euro 2020

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Turkey 0–3 Italy
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Attendance: 12,916[9]

Turkey 0–2 Wales
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Attendance: 19,762[10]

Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
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Attendance: 17,138[11]

Euro 2024

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Turkey 0–3 Portugal.
Turkey 3–1 Georgia
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Turkey 0–3 Portugal
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Attendance: 61,047[13]

Czech Republic 1–2 Turkey
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Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Austria 1–2 Turkey
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Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2–1 Turkey
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Attendance: 70,091[16]

Euro 2032

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Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.

Group stage

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Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify
Austria Switzerland 2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1* 2 8 9
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify
France 2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Europe 2020 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8
Germany 2024 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 8
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032 Qualified as co-hosts
Total Semi-finals 6/17 23 7 2 14 22 38
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Belgium 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Croatia 3 0 1 2 1 3
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 3
 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Germany 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Italy 2 0 0 2 1 5
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Portugal 4 0 0 4 0 8
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Sweden 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 3 4
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 2
Total 23 7 2 14 22 38

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

References

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  1. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Croatia-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Germany-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Full Time Report – Türkiye v Georgia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Full Time Report – Türkiye v Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Full Time Report – Czechia v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Full Time Report – Austria v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.