Turkey's squad for the Nations League match against Iceland has been announced
The Turkish National Football Team faces Iceland in Izmir this evening in their second match of the UEFA Nations League B Group 4.
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The match will be officiated by Enea Jorgji from the Albanian Football Federation. Jorgji will be assisted by his compatriots Denis Rexha and Ridiger Çokaj. The fourth official for the match will be Eldorjan Hamiti.
In their first group match, Turkey drew 0-0 away against Wales. Iceland, meanwhile, defeated Montenegro 2-0 at home. Following the first matches, Iceland leads the group with 3 points, while the Crescent-Stars have 1 point.
In the same group, Montenegro and Wales will face each other in Montenegro on the same day at 21:45 TSI.
Captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who has recovered from his injury and played in the second half of the Wales match, is expected to be in the starting 11 for the Iceland encounter.
MATCH LINEUPS
TURKEY: Mert Günok, Mert Müldür, Merih, Abdülkerim, Eren, İsmail, Hakan, İrfan Can, Arda, Kerem, Umut
SUBSTITUTES: Altay, Uğurcan, Zeki, Samet, Okay, Orkun, Kenan, Salih, Emirhan, Can, Eren, Kaan
ICELAND: Valdimarsson, Palsson, Hermansson, Gudmundsson, Sigurdsson, Thorsteinsson, Finsson, Thordarson, Anderson, Gretarsson, Gudjohnsen
SUBSTITUTES: Olafsson, Gunnarsson, Sampsted, Fridriksson, Magnusson, A. Sigurdsson, Oskarsson, Willumsson, Tomasson, Johannesson, Traustason, Ellertsson
DEMİRAL'S SUSPENSION HAS ENDED
Barış Alper Yılmaz, who received a red card in the match against Wales, will not be able to play in this match.
Merih Demiral, who received a 2-match suspension due to his 'wolf salute' gesture during the EURO 2024 Round of 16 match against Austria, will be eligible to play in this match. Merih had missed Turkey's matches against the Netherlands in EURO 2024 and Wales in the UEFA Nations League due to his suspension.