Türkiye's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach V. Montella on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, ten defenders, ten midfielders and three forwards. Türkiye is drawn into Group D, where it faces USA, Paraguay and Australia. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Uğurcan Çakır, with 990 minutes across 11 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Abdülkerim Bardakcı on 941 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 9 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses, scoring 28 goals and conceding 18. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Türkiye |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uğurcan Çakır | Goalkeeper | Galatasaray | 990 |
| 2 | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | Defender | Galatasaray | 941 |
| 3 | Arda Güler | Midfielder | Real Madrid | 934 |
| 4 | Kenan Yıldız | Midfielder | Juventus | 803 |
| 5 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | Midfielder | Inter | 762 |
| 6 | Merih Demiral | Defender | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 735 |
| 7 | Muhammed Aktürkoğlu | Forward | Fenerbahçe | 725 |
| 8 | İsmail Yüksek | Midfielder | Fenerbahçe | 690 |
| 9 | Orkun Kökçü | Midfielder | Beşiktaş | 650 |
| 10 | Mehmet Çelik | Defender | AS Roma | 648 |
| 11 | Ferdi Kadıoğlu | Defender | Brighton | 619 |
| 12 | Mert Müldür | Defender | Fenerbahçe | 607 |
| 13 | Barış Yılmaz | Midfielder | Galatasaray | 514 |
| 14 | Evren Elmalı | Defender | Galatasaray | 474 |
| 15 | Oğuz Aydın | Forward | Fenerbahçe | 422 |
| 16 | Yunus Akgün | Midfielder | Galatasaray | 357 |
| 17 | Salih Özcan | Midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | 329 |
| 18 | Ozan Kabak | Defender | 1899 Hoffenheim | 316 |
| 19 | Samet Akaydin | Defender | Rizespor | 282 |
| 20 | Deniz Gül | Forward | FC Porto | 254 |
| 21 | İrfan Kahveci | Midfielder | Kasımpaşa | 204 |
| 22 | Çağlar Söyüncü | Defender | Fenerbahçe | 168 |
| 23 | Can Uzun | Midfielder | Eintracht Frankfurt | 157 |
| 24 | Altay Bayındır | Goalkeeper | Manchester United | 153 |
| 25 | Kaan Ayhan | Defender | Galatasaray | 77 |
| 26 | Fehmi Günok | Goalkeeper | Fenerbahçe | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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