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Overview of Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

Turkey have participated at six UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first group stage they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Portugal 1–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 22,670
Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 28,951

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 22,500
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 27,000
Turkey 2–0 Belgium
 Report

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 42,000

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 29,106
Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 39,730
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 29,016

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
 Report
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 51,428
Semi-finals
Germany 3–2 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 39,374

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016
Turkey

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 43,842
Spain 3–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 33,409
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 32,836
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Turkey 0–3 Italy
Report
Attendance: 12,916
Turkey 0–2 Wales
Report
Attendance: 19,762
Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 17,138

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head result: Turkey 0–3 Portugal.
Turkey 3–1 Georgia
Report
Attendance: 59,127
Turkey 0–3 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 61,047
Czech Republic 1–2 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 47,683

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Austria 1–2 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 38,305
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2–1 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 70,091

Euro 2032

Main article: UEFA Euro 2032

Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.

Group stage

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify
Austria Switzerland 2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1* 2 8 9
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify
France 2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Europe 2020 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8
Germany 2024 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 8
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032 Qualified as co-hosts
Total Semi-finals 6/17 23 7 2 14 22 38
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Head-to-head record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Belgium 1 1 0 0 2 0
 Croatia 3 0 1 2 1 3
 Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 3
 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Germany 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Italy 2 0 0 2 1 5
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Portugal 4 0 0 4 0 8
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Sweden 1 0 1 0 0 0
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 3 4
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 2
Total 23 7 2 14 22 38

See also

Notes

  1. Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

References

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  2. "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Full-time report Croatia-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. "Full-time report Germany-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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  12. "Full Time Report – Türkiye v Georgia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
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  16. "Full Time Report – Netherlands v Türkiye" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.

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