Turkey at the FIFA World Cup
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), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in
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. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the ''World Cup Finals''). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage
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Turkey have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions:
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, recording a group-stage finish, and
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, where they finished third.


Record at the FIFA World Cup

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By match


Record by opponent


Turkey at 1954 FIFA World Cup

Head coach:
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Group stage

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Play-off


Turkey at 2002 FIFA World Cup

Head coach:
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Brazil vs Turkey


Costa Rica vs Turkey


Turkey vs China PR


Second Round Japan vs Turkey


Quarter-Final Senegal vs Turkey


Semi-final Brazil vs Turkey


Third place play-off

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scored the fastest goal in World Cup finals history with a low left footed shot past the goalkeeper from the edge of the penalty box after 11 seconds.


Record players

Seven players were fielded in all seven matches of Turkey's third-place run in 2002. Of those seven, only Fatih Akyel played every minute of the tournament.


Top goalscorers

A notable goal was scored by
Hakan Şükür Hakan Şükür (; born 1 September 1971) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and ''Kral'' (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a ...
in the third place match against
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in 2002, when he scored after only 10.89 seconds. It is the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup history, breaking
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striker
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's 40-year-old record of 16 seconds.


See also

* Turkey at the FIFA Confederations Cup * Turkey at the UEFA European Championship


References


External links


Turkey at FIFA
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