Our National Football Team will face Kosovo away in the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off round final on Tuesday at 21.45 GMT. While Türkiye defeated Romania 1-0 in the semi-finals, Kosovo made its way to the final by beating Slovakia 4-3 away. Nationals want to end the 24-year longing. The aim of the Crescent Stars, who last appeared in the World Cup held in 2002, is to participate in the tournament to be held in America, Canada and Mexico.
KOSOVO-Türkiye MATCH 11’S
Kosovo: Kosovo: Muric, Dellova, Rexhbecaj, Muslija, Hajrizi, Vojvoda, Gallapeni, Hodza, Hajdari, Asllani, Muriqi.
Türkiye: Uğurcan, Zeki, Ozan, Abdülkerim, Ferdi, İsmail, Hakan, Orkun, Arda, Kenan, Kerem.
649TH EXAM OF NATIONALS
The National Football Team will play in the 649th match in its history against Kosovo. In its 103-year history, Türkiye played a total of 648 matches, 361 of which were official and 287 private, and experienced 256 wins, 1 of which was by default, 151 draws and 241 defeats. The Crescent and Stars team scored 896 goals, 278 of which were away games, 280 of which were played in Türkiye, and 90 of which were played on neutral grounds, 3 of which were wins by default, and conceded 926 goals. The national team, which has faced 92 different country teams so far, played 562 of 648 matches with representatives of Europe, 34 of them with Asia, 24 of them with Africa, 25 of them with America and 3 of them with Oceania representatives.
4TH MATCH WITH KOSOVO
The national team will face Kosovo for the 4th time. Türkiye, which has faced its opponent in a total of 3 matches so far, 2 of which are official matches and 1 of which is a friendly match, managed to leave the field victorious in all of the matches in question. Türkiye; While he scored 12 goals, he conceded only 2 goals. The friendly match played between the two countries in Kosovo on 21 May 2014 was not included in the evaluation due to the fact that Kosovo is not a member of UEFA and FIFA.
GOAL: TO END 24 YEARS OF LONGING
Turkey, which has had the right to participate in the World Cup three times so far, has appeared in the tournament twice. Turkey, which had the right to participate in the tournament in 1950, 1954 and 2002, did not participate in the tournament in 1950 due to financial reasons. Türkiye, which said goodbye to the cup in the group stage in 1954, achieved its greatest success in the organization in 2002. The Crescent and Stars team, which came third in the world under the leadership of Şenol Güneş in 2002, did not have the right to participate in this organization later. Türkiye earned the right to go to the World Cup by playing in the play-offs in 2002.
MICHAEL OLIVER WILL DIRECT
Michael Oliver from the English Football Federation will referee the match in which Türkiye will host Kosovo. Oliver’s assistants will be Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring. Michael Oliver last played in the match where Türkiye lost 6-0 to Spain in Konya.
WHEN AND AT WHAT TIME IS THE KOSOVO – Türkiye MATCH?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifications play-off final match, the Kosovo-Türkiye match, will be played on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 (Today). This historical match, which will take place at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina, will start at 21.45 Türkiye time.
