The stadium for the critical match between Turkey and Georgia has been determined
The venue for the match between the Turkish National Football Team and Georgia in Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers has been announced.
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It has been announced that the match in which Turkey will host Georgia in Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers in October will be played in Kocaeli. The match will kick off at 21:45 on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadium.
Opening its doors in 2018, the Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadium will host the men's A National Football Team for the first time in its history with this important match. The only previous A National match played in Kocaeli was a friendly against Chile on August 20, 2008. That match was played at the İsmetpaşa Stadium, and the national team left the field with a 1-0 victory.
Before the Georgia match, the Crescent-Stars will face Bulgaria away on Saturday, October 11. This match will start at 21:45 Turkish time at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.
Turkey will enter a critical turning point on the road to the World Cup with these two important matches to be played in October.