İsmail Yüksek of our National Football Team, who will face Australia in Vancouver at 07.00 on Sunday in their first match of the 2026 World Cup, made a statement.
“WE MUST ELIMINATE OUR EXCITEMENT”
The national player said, “We need to get rid of our excitement now. Because the tournament has started for us. We are starting the tournament from tomorrow. It is an important tournament. We are excited. It is a great pride for us to represent our country in such a tournament. Hopefully, we will go as far as we dream.”
“THE STATEMENTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FRONT ARE FUNNY”
Referring to the statements of Australian football players Aziz Behich and Milos Degenek about Türkiye’s lack of World Cup experience, İsmail said, “There were funny statements from the Australian side. According to them, they are probably trying to put pressure on us, but in my opinion, it is a funny statement. They do not know us. I think they do not know the pressure in Türkiye very much. We also had a good success in the European Championship. While we were going there, many of our friends did not have any European Championship experience before. We have friends in our team who played in high-level teams. They are quality, “It has character… Yes, this is the team that will participate in the World Cup for the first time, but we have shown in previous tournaments that we can really overcome it.” he said.