Türkiye - Spain match will be played in Konya

The National Football Team, which will begin its 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers campaign in September, will host EURO 2024 champion Spain in Konya in its first home match in Group E. The match, which will be hosted at the Konya Metropolitan Stadium, will start on Sunday, September 7 at 21:45.

Having played a total of 8 matches in Konya, 7 of which were official and 1 was private, the National Team won 4, drew 2 and lost 2 in these matches. The Crescent-Stars scored 15 goals and conceded 7 goals in these matches.

Konya Metropolitan Stadium had previously hosted unforgettable matches where the National Team defeated the Netherlands and Iceland in the EURO 2016 Qualifiers, France in the EURO 2020 Qualifiers and Latvia in the EURO 2024 Qualifiers.

On October 13, 2015, the National Team defeated Iceland with a goal from a free kick in the final minutes of the match by Selçuk İnan, thus earning a ticket to the 2016 European Championship, and on June 8, 2019, they defeated France 2-0 for the first time in their history, thus achieving a decisive victory on their way to qualifying for the 2020 European Championship. On October 15, 2023, the Crescent-Stars defeated Latvia 4-0 on their home field for the first time in their history, thus securing their place in the 2024 European Championship.

The Turkish National Team will play away against Georgia in its first match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers Group E on Thursday, September 4. The match, which will be played at the Boris Paichadze National Stadium in the capital Tbilisi, will start at 19:00 Turkish time.

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