Türkiye hosted Bulgaria in the 5th week match of the World Cup European Qualification Group E. The crescent-star team started the match effectively and took the lead 1-0 with the goal scored by captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu from the penalty spot in the 18th minute.
After the goal, national team captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu made a meaningful move. The star football player gave a military salute to commemorate the 20 soldiers who were martyred in the military cargo plane that crashed on the Azerbaijan-Georgia border recently.