National Team ready for US training camp: Here is the match schedule and squad

The Turkish National Football Team is beginning its preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Crescent-Stars will gather on Sunday, June 1, at 16:00 at the TFF Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Istanbul.

After holding their first training session on Monday, June 2, the team will depart for Boston, USA, in the evening. The national team will play two friendly matches during the US camp. First, they will face the USA, one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup, in Connecticut on Saturday, June 7. The match will kick off at 22:40 Turkish time.

The second friendly match will be played against Mexico in North Carolina on Wednesday, June 11. This encounter will be the first match between the two countries at the senior national level and will start at 04:00 Turkish time.

PROVISIONAL SQUAD

The 29-man squad determined by head coach Vincenzo Montella includes the following players:

Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır, Berke Özer, Muhammed Şengezer, Uğurcan Çakır

Defenders: Çağlar Söyüncü, Eren Elmalı, Merih Demiral, Mert Müldür, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Samet Akaydın, Yasin Özcan, Yusuf Akçiçek, Zeki Çelik

Midfielders: Demir Ege Tıknaz, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, İsmail Yüksek, Kaan Ayhan, Okay Yokuşlu, Orkun Kökçü, Salih Özcan

Forwards: Arda Güler, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Can Uzun, Deniz Gül, İrfan Can Kahveci, Kenan Yıldız, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Mustafa Hekimoğlu, Oğuz Aydın.

News Source: 12punto