Türkiye: Uğurcan, Zeki, Merih, Abdülkerim, Ferdi, Hakan, İsmail, Arda, Oğuz, Kenan, Kerem.
Türkiye had 3 wins and 1 loss in 4 matches in the group. The national team, which is in second place with 9 points, suffered its only defeat in the group with a 6-0 result against leader Spain. Bulgaria, which has no points yet in the group, is in last place.
Türkiye won 4 of the last 5 matches against Bulgaria. Bulgaria, on the other hand, lost the last 2 matches it hosted Türkiye and has never experienced 3 consecutive away defeats against the National Team. In the last meeting of the two teams, the Crescent-Stars defeated Bulgaria with a score of 6-1.
Kenan Yıldız, who scored 3 goals in the last 2 matches he played for the National Team, and Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who conceded 4 goals in 4 matches in the World Cup European Qualifiers, are the prominent names. Radoslav Kirilov, who had a share in 7 of the 15 shots taken by Bulgaria in the qualifiers, scored his country’s only goal in the group against Türkiye.
The match, which will start at 20.00 on Saturday, November 15 at Atatürk Sports Complex Matlı Stadium in Bursa, will be refereed by Scottish referee Nicolas Walsh. Walsh’s assistants will be Francis Connor and Daniel Mcfarlane. The fourth referee of the match will be Donald Robertson.
