European Championship euphoria before quarter-finals
“We Turks are everywhere”
Status: 03.07.2024 | Reading time: 3 minutes
Rangnick’s Austria out – Türkiye in the quarter-finals after dramatic final phase
Turkey moves into the European Championship quarter-finals with a 2-1 win against Austria. Demiral scores twice for the Turks. Gregoritsch’s goal makes for a very exciting final phase. The highlights in the video.
Turkey is in the quarter-finals of a European Championship for the first time since 2008. They will face the Netherlands in Berlin. That’s a bigger challenge, says captain Calhanoglu. The capital has only just had a taste of the atmosphere.
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In the centre circle of the Leipzig stadium, the Turkish players once again showed off their celebrations. While the fans in the stands frantically shouted “Türkiye, Türkiye”, the team danced around on the pitch. Captain Hakan Calhanoglu, who is looking forward to the next Turkish high point at the European Championships, then described the team’s mood.
“We are the number one fan. They are with us everywhere,” said the 30-year-old midfielder after the 2-1 (1-0) win in the round of 16 against Austria. “It’s the same in every stadium. But of course it’s even better in Berlin. We Turks are everywhere.” In the capital, the Turks will face the Netherlands on Saturday (9 p.m., live on the WELT ticker).
The Mannheim native is likely to return to the team against the Netherlands. He was absent from the duel with Austria because of his second yellow card of the tournament. “It was very difficult for me, I tried to support the team from the outside,” said Calhanoglu about his unfamiliar role. “I am very happy that we won. It is an honor for me to be captain of this team. I am proud of it.”
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Turkey is in the quarter-finals of a European Championship for the first time since 2008. Back then, the team was defeated by Germany in the semi-finals. Turkish fans cheered wildly in the streets after the victory against Austria.
Turkish car parades and fireworks
In Duisburg, around 8,000 fans celebrated their entry into the quarter-finals during the night. Traffic came to a standstill at times, police reported. A tram line temporarily stopped operating. A motorway exit was closed by the police. According to police, thousands of Turkish fans were also out and about in Munich. This is also something that the Turkish team is following. “We see the videos of people out on the streets and happy,” said Calhanoglu. “We want to keep making people happy.”
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In Berlin, around 6,000 fans celebrated on the Ku’damm, waving Turkish flags and even setting off pyrotechnics. Many districts experienced loud honking and fireworks. In total, around 200,000 people of Turkish origin live in the capital, where the quarter-final between Turkey and the Netherlands will take place on Saturday; the largest Turkish community outside of Turkey.
Turkish fans at the public viewing in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
Source: dpa/Christoph Soeder
“Turkey will have a home game atmosphere at the European Championships,” Salih Özcan predicted in an interview before the European Championships, referring to the German national team’s friendly against the Turks at the end of 2023.
“We saw in Berlin in November at the game against Germany what could happen. That was a little foretaste, I would say,” said the Turkish international from Borussia Dortmund. Turkey is “generally a very euphoric country, especially when it comes to the national team.”
