Turkey at the FIFA World Cup

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This is a record of Turkey's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Turkey have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions: 1954, recording a group-stage finish, and 2002, where they finished third.[2][3][4]

Record at the FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934 Withdrew Withdrew
France 1938 Did not enter Did not enter
Brazil 1950 Qualified but withdrew 1 1 0 0 7 0
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 10 11 3 1 1 1 4 6
Sweden 1958 Withdrew Withdrew
Chile 1962 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 4 4
England 1966 6 1 0 5 4 19
Mexico 1970 4 0 0 4 2 13
West Germany 1974 6 2 2 2 5 3
Argentina 1978 6 2 1 3 9 5
Spain 1982 8 0 0 8 1 22
Mexico 1986 8 0 1 7 2 24
Italy 1990 8 3 1 4 12 10
United States 1994 10 3 1 6 11 19
France 1998 8 4 2 2 21 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Third place 3rd 7 4 1 2 10 6 12 8 3 1 24 8
Germany 2006 Did not qualify 14 7 5 2 27 13
South Africa 2010 10 4 3 3 13 10
Brazil 2014 10 5 1 4 16 9
Russia 2018 10 4 3 3 14 13
Qatar 2022 11 6 3 2 28 19
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain Argentina Paraguay Uruguay 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
United Nations 2038
Total Third place 2/26 10 5 1 4 20 17 139 53 27 59 204 206
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

By match

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World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Turkey scorers
Switzerland 1954 Group 2  West Germany 1–4 L Bern S. Mamat
 South Korea 7–0 W Geneva B. Sargun (3), S. Mamat (2), L. Küçükandonyadis, E. Keskin
 West Germany 2–7 L Zürich M. Ertan, L. Küçükandonyadis
South Korea Japan 2002 Group C  Brazil 1–2 L Ulsan H. Şaş
 Costa Rica 1–1 D Incheon E. Belözoğlu
 China 3–0 W Seoul H. Şaş, B. Korkmaz, Ü. Davala
Round of 16  Japan 1–0 W Rifu Ü. Davala
Quarter-finals  Senegal 1–0 (a.e.t.) W Osaka İ. Mansız
Semi-finals  Brazil 0–1 L Saitama —
Third place play-off  South Korea 3–2 W Daegu İ. Mansız (2), H. Şükür

Record by opponent

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FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent W D L Pld GF GA
 Brazil 0 0 2 2 1 3
 China 1 0 0 1 3 0
 Costa Rica 0 1 0 1 1 1
 Japan 1 0 0 1 1 0
 Senegal 1 0 0 1 1 0
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 10 2
 West Germany 0 0 2 2 3 11

Turkey at 1954 FIFA World Cup

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Head coach: Italy Sandro Puppo

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Turgay Şeren (captain) (1932-05-15)15 May 1932 (aged 22) 11 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
2 2DF Rıdvan Bolatlı (1928-12-02)2 December 1928 (aged 25) 2 Turkey MKE Ankaragücü SK
3 2DF Basri Dirimlili (1929-06-07)7 June 1929 (aged 25) 3 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
4 2DF Mustafa Ertan (1926-04-21)21 April 1926 (aged 28) 4 Turkey MKE Ankaragücü SK
5 3MF Çetin Zeybek (1932-09-12)12 September 1932 (aged 21) 2 Turkey Kasımpaşa SK
6 3MF Rober Eryol (1930-12-21)21 December 1930 (aged 23) 5 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
7 4FW Erol Keskin (1927-03-02)2 March 1927 (aged 27) 1 Turkey Adalet SK Istanbul
8 4FW Suat Mamat (1930-11-08)8 November 1930 (aged 23) 2 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
9 4FW Feridun Buğeker (1933-04-05)5 April 1933 (aged 21) 3 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
10 4FW Burhan Sargun (1929-02-11)11 February 1929 (aged 25) 5 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
11 4FW Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1925-12-22)22 December 1925 (aged 28) 3 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
12 1GK Şükrü Ersoy (1934-01-14)14 January 1934 (aged 20) 3 Turkey Vefa SK
13 2DF Bülent Eken (1923-01-26)26 January 1923 (aged 31) 11 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
14 2DF Ali Beratlıgil (1931-10-21)21 October 1931 (aged 22) 2 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
15 3MF Mehmet Dinçer (1933-02-20)20 February 1933 (aged 21) 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
16 2DF Nedim Günar (1932-01-02)2 January 1932 (aged 22) 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
17 2DF Naci Erdem (1931-01-28)28 January 1931 (aged 23) 0 Turkey Fenerbahçe SK
18 2DF Kaçmaz Akgün (1935-02-19)19 February 1935 (aged 19) 1 Turkey MKE Ankaragücü SK
19 2DF Ahmet Berman (1932-01-01)1 January 1932 (aged 22) 0 Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
20 4FW Necmi Onarıcı (1925-11-02)2 November 1925 (aged 28) 0 Turkey Adalet SK Istanbul
21 4FW Kadri Aytaç (1931-08-06)6 August 1931 (aged 22) 0 Turkey Galatasaray S.K.
22 4FW Coşkun Taş (1935-04-23)23 April 1935 (aged 19) 2 Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.

Group stage

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Main article: 1954 FIFA World Cup Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 2 2 0 0 17 3 +14 4 Advance to the knockout stage
2  West Germany 2 1 0 1 7 9 −2 2[a]
3  Turkey 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 2[a]
4  South Korea 2 0 0 2 0 16 −16 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Second place decided over through play-off: West Germany 7–2 Turkey.
West Germany 4 – 1 Turkey
Schäfer 14'
Klodt 52'
O. Walter 60'
Morlock 84'		 Report Mamat 2'
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Jose da Costa Vieira (Portugal)
Turkey 7 – 0 South Korea
Mamat 10', 30'
Küçükandonyadis 24'
Sargun 37', 64', 70'
Keskin 76'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Esteban Marino (Uruguay)

Play-off

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West Germany 7 – 2 Turkey
O. Walter 7'
Schäfer 12', 79'
Morlock 30', 60', 77'
F. Walter 62'		 Report Ertan 21'
Küçükandonyadis 82'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Raymond Vincenti (France)

Turkey at 2002 FIFA World Cup

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Head coach: Şenol Güneş

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Rüştü Reçber (1973-05-10)10 May 1973 (aged 29) 64 Turkey Fenerbahçe
2 2DF Emre Aşık (1973-12-13)13 December 1973 (aged 28) 16 Turkey Galatasaray
3 2DF Bülent Korkmaz (1968-11-24)24 November 1968 (aged 33) 68 Turkey Galatasaray
4 2DF Fatih Akyel (1977-12-26)26 December 1977 (aged 24) 36 Turkey Fenerbahçe
5 2DF Alpay Özalan (1973-05-29)29 May 1973 (aged 29) 62 England Aston Villa
6 4FW Arif Erdem (1972-01-02)2 January 1972 (aged 30) 50 Turkey Galatasaray
7 3MF Okan Buruk (1973-10-19)19 October 1973 (aged 28) 26 Italy Inter
8 3MF Tugay Kerimoğlu (1970-08-24)24 August 1970 (aged 31) 69 England Blackburn Rovers
9 4FW Hakan Şükür (c) (1971-09-01)1 September 1971 (aged 30) 73 Italy Parma
10 3MF Yıldıray Baştürk (1978-12-24)24 December 1978 (aged 23) 13 Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
11 4FW Hasan Şaş (1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 25) 14 Turkey Galatasaray
12 1GK Ömer Çatkıç (1974-10-15)15 October 1974 (aged 27) 6 Turkey Gaziantepspor
13 3MF Mustafa İzzet (1974-10-31)31 October 1974 (aged 27) 7 England Leicester City
14 3MF Tayfur Havutçu (1970-04-23)23 April 1970 (aged 32) 39 Turkey Beşiktaş
15 4FW Nihat Kahveci (1979-11-23)23 November 1979 (aged 22) 11 Spain Real Sociedad
16 2DF Ümit Özat (1976-10-30)30 October 1976 (aged 25) 14 Turkey Fenerbahçe
17 4FW İlhan Mansız (1975-08-10)10 August 1975 (aged 26) 6 Turkey Beşiktaş
18 3MF Ergün Penbe (1972-05-17)17 May 1972 (aged 30) 21 Turkey Galatasaray
19 3MF Abdullah Ercan (1971-12-08)8 December 1971 (aged 30) 70 Turkey Fenerbahçe
20 2DF Hakan Ünsal (1973-05-14)14 May 1973 (aged 29) 25 Turkey Galatasaray
21 3MF Emre Belözoğlu (1980-09-07)7 September 1980 (aged 21) 11 Italy Inter
22 3MF Ümit Davala (1973-07-30)30 July 1973 (aged 28) 24 Italy A.C. Milan
23 1GK Zafer Özgültekin (1975-03-10)10 March 1975 (aged 27) 1 Turkey Ankaragücü
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 11 3 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4  China 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Brazil vs Turkey

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Brazil 2–1 Turkey
Ronaldo 50'
Rivaldo 87' (pen.)		 Report Şaş 45+2'
Attendance: 33,842
Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)
Brazil
Turkey
GK 1 Marcos
CB 4 Roque Júnior
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 5 Edmílson
RWB 2 Cafu (c)
LWB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 8 Gilberto Silva
CM 19 Juninho Paulista downward-facing red arrow 72'
RF 11 Ronaldinho downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 9 Ronaldo downward-facing red arrow 73'
LF 10 Rivaldo
Substitutions:
FW 17 Denílson Yellow card 73' upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 18 Vampeta upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 21 Luizão upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
CB 5 Alpay Özalan Yellow card 44' Red card 86'
CB 16 Ümit Özat
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz downward-facing red arrow 66'
RM 4 Fatih Akyel Yellow card 21'
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 20 Hakan Ünsal Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 90+4'
RW 21 Emre Belözoğlu
AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk downward-facing red arrow 66'
LW 11 Hasan Şaş
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW 17 İlhan Mansız upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 22 Ümit Davala upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 6 Arif Erdem upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Costa Rica vs Turkey

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Costa Rica 1–1 Turkey
Parks 86' Report Belözoğlu 56'
Attendance: 42,299
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Costa Rica
Turkey
GK 1 Erick Lonnis (c)
CB 5 Gilberto Martínez Yellow card 24'
CB 4 Mauricio Wright
CB 3 Luis Marín
RM 15 Harold Wallace downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 10 Walter Centeno downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 8 Mauricio Solís
CM 6 Wilmer López downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 11 Rónald Gómez
LM 22 Carlos Castro Yellow card 43'
CF 9 Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
FW 17 Hernán Medford upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 12 Winston Parks upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 16 Steven Bryce upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
CB 16 Ümit Özat
CB 2 Emre Aşık Yellow card 20'
CB 18 Ergün Penbe
RM 4 Fatih Akyel
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu Yellow card 89'
RW 22 Ümit Davala
AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 11 Hasan Şaş
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c) downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
FW 17 İlhan Mansız upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 15 Nihat Kahveci upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 6 Arif Erdem upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Paulo Wanchope (Costa Rica)

Assistant referees:
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Brighton Mudzamiri (Zimbabwe)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

Turkey vs China PR

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Turkey 3–0 China
Şaş 6'
Korkmaz 9'
Davala 85'		 Report
Attendance: 43,605
Turkey
China PR
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber downward-facing red arrow 35'
CB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 2 Emre Aşık Yellow card 19'
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
RM 22 Ümit Davala
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu downward-facing red arrow 84'
LM 20 Hakan Ünsal
RW 10 Yıldıray Baştürk downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 11 Hasan Şaş Yellow card 81'
LW 21 Emre Belözoğlu Yellow card 30'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
GK 12 Ömer Çatkıç upward-facing green arrow 35'
FW 17 İlhan Mansız upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 14 Tayfur Havutçu upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş
GK 22 Jiang Jin (c)
RB 21 Xu Yunlong
CB 17 Du Wei
CB 14 Li Weifeng Yellow card 62'
LB 4 Wu Chengying downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 18 Li Xiaopeng
CM 8 Li Tie
CM 15 Zhao Junzhe
LM 3 Yang Pu Yellow card 45+1'
CF 10 Hao Haidong downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 20 Yang Chen downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Shao Jiayi Red card 58' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 11 Yu Genwei upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 16 Qu Bo upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Hasan Şaş (Turkey)

Assistant referees:
Ali Tomusange (Uganda)
Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)
Fourth official:
Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Second Round Japan vs Turkey

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Japan 0–1 Turkey
Report Davala 12'
Attendance: 45,666
Japan
Turkey
GK 12 Seigo Narazaki
CB 3 Naoki Matsuda
CB 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
CB 16 Kōji Nakata
RM 20 Tomokazu Myojin
CM 21 Kazuyuki Toda Yellow card 45'
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 5 Junichi Inamoto downward-facing red arrow 46'
LM 18 Shinji Ono
CF 9 Akinori Nishizawa
CF 14 Alex downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Takayuki Suzuki upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 22 Daisuke Ichikawa upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
France Philippe Troussier
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 5 Alpay Özalan Yellow card 21'
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 20 Hakan Ünsal
CM 4 Fatih Akyel
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu
CM 18 Ergün Penbe Yellow card 44'
RW 22 Ümit Davala downward-facing red arrow 74'
AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk downward-facing red arrow 90'
LW 11 Hasan Şaş downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c) Yellow card 90'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Nihat Kahveci upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 14 Tayfur Havutçu upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 17 İlhan Mansız upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Alpay Özalan (Turkey)

Assistant referees:
Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
Paul Smith (New Zealand)
Fourth official:
Graham Poll (England)

Quarter-Final Senegal vs Turkey

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Senegal 0–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
Report Mansız gold-colored soccer ball 94'
Attendance: 44,233
Senegal
Turkey
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17 Ferdinand Coly
CB 13 Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Papa Malick Diop
LB 2 Omar Daf Yellow card 12'
CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop
CM 6 Aliou Cissé (c) Yellow card 63'
CM 15 Salif Diao
RF 7 Henri Camara
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf
LF 10 Khalilou Fadiga
Manager:
France Bruno Metsu
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 18 Ergün Penbe
RM 22 Ümit Davala
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu
LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 91'
AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk
AM 11 Hasan Şaş
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c) downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutions:
FW 17 İlhan Mansız Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 6 Arif Erdem upward-facing green arrow 91'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Hasan Şaş (Turkey)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Gilles Veissière (France)

Semi-final Brazil vs Turkey

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Brazil 1–0 Turkey
Ronaldo 49' Report
Attendance: 61,058
Turkey
GK 1 Marcos
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Roque Júnior
CB 5 Edmílson
RM 2 Cafu (c)
CM 15 Kléberson downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 8 Gilberto Silva Yellow card 41'
LM 6 Roberto Carlos
RF 20 Edílson downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 9 Ronaldo downward-facing red arrow 68'
LF 10 Rivaldo
Substitutions:
FW 21 Luizão upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 17 Denílson upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 13 Belletti upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber
RB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 18 Ergün Penbe
DM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu Yellow card 59'
RM 22 Ümit Davala downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 11 Hasan Şaş Yellow card 90'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW 17 İlhan Mansız upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 13 Muzzy Izzet upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 6 Arif Erdem upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Brian Hall (United States)

Third place play-off

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Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal in World Cup finals history with a low left footed shot past the goalkeeper from the edge of the penalty box after 11 seconds.[5]

South Korea 2–3 Turkey
Lee Eul-yong 9'
Song Chong-gug 90+3'		 Report Şükür 1'
Mansız 13', 32'
Attendance: 63,483
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
South Korea
Turkey
GK 1 Lee Woon-jae
CB 6 Yoo Sang-chul
CB 20 Hong Myung-bo (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 15 Lee Min-sung
RM 22 Song Chong-gug
CM 21 Park Ji-sung
CM 10 Lee Young-pyo
LM 13 Lee Eul-yong Yellow card 23' downward-facing red arrow 65'
RF 9 Seol Ki-hyeon downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 19 Ahn Jung-hwan
LF 14 Lee Chun-soo
Substitutions:
DF 7 Kim Tae-Young upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 16 Cha Du-ri upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 8 Choi Tae-uk upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink
GK 1 Rüştü Reçber Yellow card 83'
RB 4 Fatih Akyel
CB 5 Alpay Özalan
CB 3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB 18 Ergün Penbe
RM 22 Ümit Davala downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu Yellow card 50'
CM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk downward-facing red arrow 86'
LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu downward-facing red arrow 41'
CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)
CF 17 İlhan Mansız
Substitutions:
MF 20 Hakan Ünsal upward-facing green arrow 41'
MF 7 Okan Buruk upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 14 Tayfur Havutçu upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Hakan Şükür (Turkey)

Assistant referees:
Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Record players

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Seven players were fielded in all seven matches of Turkey's third-place run in 2002. Of those seven, only Fatih Akyel played every minute of the tournament.

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Fatih Akyel 7 2002
Hakan Şükür 7 2002
İlhan Mansız 7 2002
Rüştü Reçber 7 2002
Tugay Kerimoğlu 7 2002
Ümit Davala 7 2002
Yıldıray Baştürk 7 2002
8 Bülent Korkmaz 6 2002
Emre Belözoğlu 6 2002
Hasan Şaş 6 2002

Top goalscorers

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A notable goal was scored by Hakan Şükür in the third place match against South Korea in 2002, when he scored after only 10.89 seconds. It is the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup history, breaking Czechoslovakian striker Václav Mašek's 40-year-old record of 16 seconds.

Rank Player Goals World Cup
1 Burhan Sargun 3 1954
Suat Mamat 3 1954
İlhan Mansız 3 2002
4 Lefter Küçükandonyadis 2 1954
Hasan Şaş 2 2002
Ümit Davala 2 2002
7 Erol Keskin 1 1954
Mustafa Ertan 1 1954
Bülent Korkmaz 1 2002
Emre Belözoğlu 1 2002
Hakan Şükür 1 2002

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  2. ^ "South Korea 2 - 3 Turkey". Guardian. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Turkey finish in style". BBC Sport. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Turkey tops Korea 3-2 for second place, scoring in 11 seconds". Sports Illustrated. 29 June 2002. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  5. ^ "South Korea 2 Turkey 3". Planet World Cup. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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