Created Date: October 13, 2024 20:14
Vincenzo Montella‘s squad for the National Football Team, which will face Iceland away in the UEFA Nations B League Group 4, has been announced.
Coach Vincenzo Montella of the National Football Team, which is the leader in the UEFA Nations B League Group 4 with 7 points, has largely determined its squad before the match against Iceland.
The National Football Team will have a 15th meeting with Iceland, which they will face away from home tomorrow, in the fourth match of the UEFA Nations B League, Group 4.
The national team was defeated 8 times in 14 matches against Iceland, 13 of which were official and one private. While 3 matches ended in a draw, the crescent-star team prevailed over its opponent in 3 matches.
In these matches, seven of which were played in Iceland and seven in Turkey, Türkiye responded to the 24 goals scored by Iceland with 14 goals.
The last match between the two teams was played in Izmir on September 9, and the star and crescent team won 3-1.
FIRST APPOINTMENT IN 1980
The two countries first met in Izmir on September 24, 1980, for the 1982 World Cup Qualifiers, and Iceland won the match of the national teams 3-1. In this match, Fatih Terim scored the only goal of the national team from the penalty spot.
The Crescent-Stars lost the rematch of this match 2-0, and in 1988, they drew 1-1 with their opponent in the 1990 World Cup Qualifiers and lost the rematch 2-1.
The national teams of the two countries later faced each other in a special match in 1991. Iceland won the match 5-1.
Iceland and Türkiye played in the 1996 European Championship Qualifiers. The national team won the first match 5-0 in 1994, but had a goalless draw in the rematch.
TO EURO 2016 WITH A LAST MINUTE GOAL
The national teams of the two countries were in the same group in the 2016 European Championship Qualifiers.
The crescent-star team had a bad start in the group matches, losing 3-0 to its opponent in Reykjavik on September 9, 2014.
On October 13, 2015, in the last match of the group, the Nationals beat their opponent in Konya 1-0 with a goal scored by Selçuk İnan from a free kick in the last minute and got their ticket to the final as the third best group.
ALL THREE WINS ARE IN TURKEY
The National Team achieved all of its 3 wins against Iceland in the matches played in Turkey. The crescent-star team won 3 of the 7 matches it played in Turkey, while experiencing 2 draws and 2 losses.
Having defeated their opponent 5-0 in the 1996 European Championship Qualifications in Istanbul, the Crescent-Stars team also won the 2016 European Championship Qualification Group match in Konya 1-0.
The National Team won the UEFA Nations B League match played in Izmir on September 9, 3-1 with Kerem Aktürkoğlu’s 3 goals.
BAD TABLES IN 7 MATCHES IN ICELAND
The National Football Team could not win in the 7 away matches it played against Iceland.
The crescent-star team suffered 6 defeats in 7 away matches and only left the field with a draw once.
Türkiye, which conceded 16 goals in the matches played in Iceland, could only score 3 goals into the opponent’s goal.
Turkey’s possible 11:
· Ugurcan Cakir
· Because Müldür
· Merih Demiral
· Abdülkerim Bardakcı
· Ferdi Kadıoğlu
· Hakan Çalhanoğlu
· Orkun Kökçü
· Yunus Akgün (İrfan Can Kahveci)
· Arda Guler
· Kerem Aktürkoğlu
· Bertuğ Yıldırım
Iceland’s possible starting 11:
· Valdimarsson
· Fridriksson
· Ingason
· Gretarsson
· Finnson
· Willumsson
· Gudmundsson
· Ellertsson
· Johannesson
· Oskarson
· Gudjohnsen
