Turkey v France

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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCKocaeli StadyumuMatchday 1

Pre-game analysis— full article

France Begins the Zidane Era Against a Wounded Turkey in Nations League Opener

Zinedine Zidane makes his managerial debut for the French national team in Izmit, facing a Turkish side desperate to rebound from a disastrous World Cup campaign.

6 cited sources · Sep 25 · Read the article →

Match stats

TurkeyFrance

36Possession64

12Shots12

3Shots on target4

5Shots off target6

4Blocked shots2

10Shots inside box7

2Shots outside box5

5Corners3

2Offsides2

14Fouls15

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Saves3

364Passes652

272Accurate passes560

Match events

42′Arda Güler
54′Kylian Mbappé (assist Michael Olise)
59′Kylian Mbappé ← Désiré Doué
68′Salih Özcan
72′Dayot Upamecano
75′Can Uzun → Kerem Aktürkoğlu
76′Oğuz Aydın → Eren Elmalı
78′Michael Olise ← Bradley Barcola
78′Rayan Cherki ← Eduardo Camavinga
86′Uğurcan Çakır · VAR
87′Uğurcan Çakır
88′Barış Alper Yılmaz → Altay Bayındır
88′İsmail Yüksek → Melih Kabasakal
90′Ousmane Dembélé ← Esteban Lepaul
90′Manu Koné
90′Ferdi Kadıoğlu → Deniz Gül
90′Esteban Lepaul

Turkey · France

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Turkey4-4-2

14.7Çakır

146.3Bardakcı

36.3Demiral

26.3Çelik

56.0Özcan

206.3↓90'Kadıoğlu

166.3↓88'Yüksek

106.0Güler

216.3↓88'Yılmaz

186.3↓76'Aydın

116.3↓75'Uzun

France4-3-3

167.3Maignan

146.8Rabiot

76.8↓90'Dembélé

107.8↓59'Mbappé

46.9Upamecano

57.2Koundé

96.8↓78'Cherki

117.5↓78'Olise

177.2Lacroix

37.2Truffert

86.5Koné

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Turkey

1Uğurcan Çakır4.7
14Abdülkerim Bardakcı6.3
3Merih Demiral6.3
2Zeki Çelik6.3
5Salih Özcan6.0
20Ferdi Kadıoğlu6.3
16İsmail Yüksek6.3
10Arda Güler6.0
21Barış Alper Yılmaz6.3
18Oğuz Aydın6.3
11Can Uzun6.3

France

16Mike Maignan7.3
14Adrien Rabiot6.8
7Ousmane Dembélé6.8
10Kylian Mbappé7.8
4Dayot Upamecano6.9
5Jules Koundé7.2
9Rayan Cherki6.8
11Michael Olise7.5
17Maxence Lacroix7.2
3Adrien Truffert7.2
8Manu Koné6.5

TurkeyTale of the tapeFrance

4-4-2Formation4-3-3

WWLDWFormWLWLW

Head to head

First meeting

Turkey and France have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2024-2025, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Turkey

WWLDW

@Hungary3-0
vsHungary3-1
@Montenegro1-3
vsWales0-0
@Iceland4-2

France

WLWLW

@Germany2-0
@Spain4-5
vsCroatia2-0
@Croatia0-2
@Italy3-1

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