National team jersey numbers announced
The jersey numbers that the players of the A National Football Team will wear in the 2026 World Cup have been officially announced. In the 26-man extended squad, star players will take the field with their familiar numbers.
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The jersey numbers of the players in the extended squad of the A National Football Team, which will represent Turkey in the 2026 World Cup, have been announced. The players in the squad will take the field with these numbers on their backs throughout the tournament.
According to the list approved by FIFA, goalkeeper Mert Günok will wear number 1, while defenders Zeki Çelik will wear number 2, Merih Demiral number 3, and Çağlar Söyüncü number 4. The experienced midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu will be on the field with his classic number 10.
Young talents will also showcase themselves with significant numbers in the World Cup. Arda Güler, who plays for Real Madrid, will wear number 8, and the team's goal hope Kenan Yıldız will wear number 11. Other notable players in the squad include Kerem Aktürkoğlu (7), Orkun Kökçü (6), and new forward Deniz Gül (9).
Among the substitute goalkeepers, Altay Bayındır will wear number 12 and Uğurcan Çakır will wear number 23. The other players on the list and their jersey numbers are as follows: 5 Salih Özcan, 13 Eren Elmalı, 14 Abdülkerim Bardakcı, 15 Ozan Kabak, 16 İsmail Yüksek, 17 İrfan Can Kahveci, 18 Mert Müldür, 19 Yunus Akgün, 20 Ferdi Kadıoğlu, 21 Barış Alper Yılmaz, 22 Kaan Ayhan, 24 Oğuz Aydın, 25 Samet Akaydin, and 26 Can Uzun.