After the match, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with the Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak, the President of the Turkish Football Federation İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu, the National Team Coach Vincenzo Montella and the national football players. First of all, Erdoğan congratulated TFF President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu for the success of the star and crescent team, and congratulated the National Team Coach Vincenzo Montella and the national football players for their superior performance during 90 minutes and their important victory; He expressed his wishes for success for the final match of the play-off round, which they will play away against Kosovo on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in order to qualify for the World Cup. The stars and crescent also thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his support.
Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and TFF President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu went down to the locker room and congratulated Vincenzo Montella and the players and wished them success for the play-off final.
