Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced that the injured Emirhan Topçu was excluded from the candidate squad of the National Football Team for the matches against Bulgaria and Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers Group E.
In the statement made on the website of the Federation, it was stated that Emirhan, who could not take part in the last two training sessions due to his back muscle injury, was removed from the squad and it was deemed appropriate for him to continue his treatment at his club Beşiktaş.
THE FOLLOWING NAMES ARE IN THE CANDIDATE SQUAD OF THE CRESCENT AND STAR:
Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır (Manchester United), Mert Günok (Beşiktaş), Muhammed Şengezer (RAMS Başakşehir), Uğurcan Çakır (Galatasaray)
Defense: Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Çağlar Söyüncü, Mert Müldür (Fenerbahçe), Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Brighton & Hove Albion), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli), Samet Akaydın (Çaykur Rizespor), Zeki Çelik (Roma), Mustafa Eskihellaç (Trabzonspor)
Midfield: Atakan Karazor (Stuttgart), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter), İsmail Yüksek (Fenerbahçe), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Orkun Kökçü (Beşiktaş), Salih Özcan (Borussia Dortmund)
Forwards: Aral Şimşir (Midtjylland), Arda Güler (Real Madrid), Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), Deniz Gül (Porto), İrfan Can Kahveci, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Oğuz Aydın (Fenerbahçe), Kenan Yıldız (Juventus), Yusuf Sarı (RAMS Başakşehir)