National Team on the road to the World Cup: Here are the potential opponents!

The Turkish National Football Team secured a crucial advantage for second place in the group on the road to the World Cup by defeating Georgia 4-1.

While the Crescent-Stars need only 1 point to reach the play-off semi-finals, our potential opponents have also begun to emerge.

The National Team will be the host in the first match of the play-offs, which will be played as a single-leg match against two different teams.

The countries the National Team is most likely to face are as follows: 

Sweden

Moldova

Northern Ireland

Wales

Romania

North Macedonia

San Marino.

If the Turkish National Football Team eliminates its opponent in the play-off semi-finals, its potential opponents in the next round are as follows:

Czechia

Scotland

Hungary

Romania

Slovakia

Poland

Albania

WHEN ARE THE PLAY-OFF AND FINAL ROUNDS?

The semi-final matches to be played as part of the 2026 World Cup European Qualifiers play-offs will take place between March 26-28, 2026. Following the semi-final stage, the final round will be played between March 29-31, 2026.