Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

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Turkey have participated at six UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first group stage they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
  • Vlaović 86'
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,460
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Portugal 1–0 Turkey
  • Couto 66'
 Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,670
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
  • B. Laudrup 50', 84'
  • A. Nielsen 69'
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,951
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 1–2 Italy
  • Okan 62'
 Report
  • Conte 52'
  • Inzaghi 70' (pen.)
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Turkey 2–0 Belgium
  • Hakan Şükür 45+2', 70'
 Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
  • Nuno Gomes 44', 56'
 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
  • Pepe 61'
  • Meireles 90+3'
 Report
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,106
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
  • Yakin 32'
 Report
  • Şentürk 57'
  • Turan 90+2'
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
  • Turan 75'
  • Kahveci 87', 89'
 Report
  • Koller 34'
  • Plašil 62'
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,016
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
  • Klasnić 119'
 Report
  • Şentürk 120+2'
Penalties
  • Modrić
  • Srna
  • Rakitić
  • Petrić
1–3
  • Turan
  • Şentürk
  • Altıntop
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 51,428
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Semi-finals
Germany 3–2 Turkey
  • Schweinsteiger 26'
  • Klose 79'
  • Lahm 90'
 Report
  • Boral 22'
  • Şentürk 86'
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,374
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
  • Modrić 41'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,842
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Spain 3–0 Turkey
  • Morata 34', 48'
  • Nolito 37'
 Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 33,409
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report
  • Yılmaz 10'
  • Tufan 65'
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 32,836
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Turkey 0–3 Italy
Report
  • Demiral 53' (o.g.)
  • Immobile 66'
  • Insigne 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 12,916
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Turkey 0–2 Wales
Report
  • Ramsey 42'
  • C. Roberts 90+5'
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 19,762
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
  • Seferovic 6'
  • Shaqiri 26', 68'
 Report
  • Kahveci 62'
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 17,138
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
3  Georgia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Turkey 0–3 Portugal.
Turkey 3–1 Georgia
  • Müldür 25'
  • Güler 65'
  • Aktürkoğlu 90+7'
 Report
  • Mikautadze 32'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 59,127
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
Turkey 0–3 Portugal
Report
  • B. Silva 21'
  • Akaydin 28' (o.g.)
  • Fernandes 56'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 61,047
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Czech Republic 1–2 Turkey
  • Souček 66'
 Report
  • Çalhanoğlu 51'
  • Tosun 90+4'
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 47,683
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Austria 1–2 Turkey
  • Gregoritsch 66'
 Report
  • Demiral 1', 59'
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 38,305
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Quarter-finals
Netherlands 2–1 Turkey
  • De Vrij 70'
  • Müldür 76' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Akaydin 35'
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 70,091
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Euro 2032

Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.

Group stage

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1960 Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5
2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
2004 Did not qualify
2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1* 2 8 9
2012 Did not qualify
2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4
2020 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8
2024 Quarter-finals 7th 5 3 0 2 8 8
2028 To be determined
2032 Qualified as co-hosts
Total Semi-finals 6/17 23 7 2 14 22 38
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also

  • Turkey at the FIFA Confederations Cup
  • Turkey at the FIFA World Cup

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