Portugal is ahead of Türkiye in the history of confrontations before Euro 2024
The Portuguese national team will meet its Turkish counterpart on Saturday evening, at Signal Iduna Park, in the second round of Group Six in the European Nations Cup (Euro 2024).
Based on the history of confrontations between Portugal and Turkey, we find the advantage in favor of Brazil in Europe by winning 7 matches, compared to two victories for the Turks out of a total of 9 meetings between the two sides.
In 9 confrontations with Turkey, the Portuguese national team scored 19 goals compared to 9 goals for the Turks, which also demonstrates the superiority of Ronaldo and his teammates.
The Portuguese national team began its campaign in the European Nations Cup, "Euro 2024", by defeating the Czech Republic 2-1, while the Turkish national team defeated Georgia with a score of 3-1.
The Turkish national team occupies the top spot in Group 6 in Euro 2024, with 3 points and a goal difference from runner-up Portugal with the same balance of points, while the Czech and Georgian national teams come in third and fourth place without any points, respectively.
The match between Portugal and Turkey in Euro 2024 will be broadcast at seven o’clock this evening, Saturday, on beIN Sports HD 2 Max.
The Turkey national football team is the national team that represents the Republic of Türkiye and is supervised by the Turkish Football Federation. He is a member of UEFA. The team's best achievement was its third place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Korea and Japan. Among the most famous Turkish players are Hakan Şükur and Rüştu Reşber
He participated in the 1954 FIFA World Cup finals and was eliminated in the first round. It also won third place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. On the continental level, the team reached the first round of the 1996 European Nations Cup, the quarter-finals in the 2000 European Nations Cup, and the semi-finals in the 2008 European Nations Cup.
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World Cups 1950 and 1954
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The Turkish national team qualified for the 1950 World Cup after defeating its Syrian counterpart 7-0, but was unable to participate in the finals for financial reasons. After that, in 1954, it qualified for the World Cup at the expense of Spain and participated in the finals among a group that included Hungary, West Germany, and South Korea. It lost to Germany with a score of 4-1 and beat South Korea with a score of 7-0. It qualified for the final match of the second group, but lost it to Germany. Al-Gharbia again with a score of 7-2.
Sixties to nineties
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After the emergence of the national championship in its new form and the opening of the doors of European competitions to Turkish clubs, Turkish football witnessed radical changes, the results of which appeared during the seventies when the Turkish national team came close to qualifying for the European Nations Cup in 1972 and 1976.
Millennium revolution
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A postage stamp from Azerbaijan marking the distinguished participation of the Turkish national team in the 2002 World Cup
Turkey of the new millennium witnessed the emergence of a new generation under the leadership of the well-known Turkish coach Fatih Terim. The 2000 European Nations Cup was the beginning; The arrival of the Turks and their skipping of the first round after their defeat of the host Belgian team, before they fell with difficulty to the strong Portugal 2-0, was the beginning. The pinnacle of Turkish football surprised everyone in the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals in both South Korea and Japan. The draw placed them in front of Brazil, Costa Rica and China. Faltering against Brazil 1-2 and drawing with Costa Rica 1-1 did not prevent the Turks from qualifying at the expense of China by winning 3-0 and occupying second place in the group behind Brazil. The Turks continued their journey by defeating Japan in their home 1-0 and then Senegal with a golden goal in the quarter-finals. Then the Turks announced the birth of a wonderful generation led by the Bosporus Bull Hakan Shukur and players like Hassan Shash and the brilliant goalkeeper Roshto. The semi-final that day was against Brazil, which suffered twice before winning with Ronaldo's goal. The Turks came out with their heads held high and beat South Korea with a hat-trick, one of which was and still is the fastest goal in the history of the World Cup.
This revolution soon subsided with the setback of being eliminated from the European playoffs for the 2004 European Nations Cup at the hands of submerged Latvia after a 2-2 draw in Ankara. Turkey's failure to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany was another setback. Turkish brilliance returned with the return of the veteran Terim to lead the Turkish technical staff. The 2008 European Nations Cup in Switzerland and Austria was a testament to the brilliance of the Turks and their ability to create the event. In that tournament, Türkiye was drawn in a strong group alongside strong Portugal, the solid Czech Republic, and host Switzerland. The beginning was negative, with a loss to Portugal 0-2, but the Turks soon recovered, achieving victory over host Switzerland 2-1 and the Czech Republic 3-2 in stoppage time, despite being two goals behind at the beginning of the second half. The Turkish miracle continued against stubborn Croatia, winning 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at the end of extra time, before the Turks lost with great difficulty to Germany 2-3. The Turkish team qualified for the Euro 2016 finals, which was held on French soil, after obtaining a better position. Third among all participating groups, although the teams of Norway and Ukraine are ahead of the Turks by one point, the laws and regulations prevented this. This is due to the law that stipulates that the points obtained from the team that ranked fifth or sixth are cancelled, and thus the Turkish team qualified directly as the third best without entering the playoffs.