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Turkey in the World Cup Finals, World Cup Reports, World Cup Squad.
World Cup Appearances:
Korea-Japan 2002 was Turkey's second appearance in the World Cup Finals.
Best World Cup Performance:
Turkey last qualified for the World Cup Finals in Switzerland 1954.
Group C
Brazil vs Turkey
Turkey, who hardly ever make it to the World Cup finals, faced Brazil
(who are always there) and went into the half-time break in front; against the run of
play.
Costa Rica vs Turkey
A point against Turkey kept Costa Rica's hopes of a place in the
Second Round alive.
Turkey vs China
Turkey's three-goal win over China earned them a place in the Second
Round.
Knockout Stage
Japan vs Turkey (Second Round)
Turkey achieved their best ever footballing result by qualifying for a
World Cup quarter-finals spot.
Senegal vs Turkey
(Quarter-final)
Turkey get to meet Brazil again, in the semi-final, after overcoming
Senegal in extra-time.
Brazil vs Turkey (Semi-final)
Turkey did well to reach the semi-final but their dream of a final
with Germany was not to be.
South Korea vs Turkey (3rd
Place Match)
Hakan Sukur played a neat one-two, beat Hong Myung-Bo and scored his
first goal of the tournament, with only 11 seconds on the clock; the World Cup's fastest
ever goal.
UEFA:
Union of European Football Associations.
Turkiye Futbol Federasyonu.
Goalkeepers:
1 Rustu Recber (Fenerbahce)
12 Omer Catkic (Gaziantepspor)
23 Zafer Ozgultekin (Ankaragucu)
Defenders:
2 Emre Asik (Galatasaray)
3 Bulent Korkmaz (Galatasaray)
4 Fatih Akyel (Fenerbahce)
5 Alpay Ozalan (Aston Villa)
16 Umit Ozat (Fenerbahce)
Midfielders:
7 Okan Buruk (Inter Milan)
8 Tugay Kerimoglu (Blackburn Rovers)
10 Yildiray Bast�rk (Bayer Leverkusen)
13 Muzzy Izzet (Leicester City)
14 Tayfur Havutcu (Besiktas)
18 Ergun Penbe (Galatasaray)
19 Abdullah Ercan (Fenerbahce)
20 Hakan Unsal (Blackburn Rovers)
21 Emre Belozoglu (Inter Milan)
22 Umit Davala (AC Milan)
Forwards:
6 Arif Erdem (Galatasaray)
9 Hakan Sukur (Parma)
11 Hasan Sas (Galatasaray)
15 Nihat Kahveci (Real Sociedad)
17 Ilhan Mansiz (Besiktas)
Trainer:
Senol G�nes.
In Korea
Group A
 Denmark,  France,  Senegal,  Uruguay.
Group B
 Paraguay,  Slovenia,  Spain, 
South Africa.
Group C
 Brazil,  China,  Costa Rica,  Turkey.
Group D
 Poland,  Portugal, 
South Korea,  United States.
Korea First Round Matches.
In Japan
Group E
 Cameroon,  Germany,  Republic of Ireland, 
Saudi Arabia.
Group F
 Argentina,  England,  Nigeria,  Sweden.
Group G
 Croatia,  Ecuador,  Italy,  Mexico.
Group H
 Belgium,  Japan,  Russia,  Tunisia.
Japan First Round Matches.
Turkey Travel Notes:
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