Türkiye v Romania

World Cup Qualifiers – Europe Thu 26 Mar

1:0

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Türkiye v Romania in World Cup Qualifiers – Europe ended 1:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Türkiye v Romania

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Türkiye at 55.2% - the match finished 1:0, so the prediction was correct.

Model	1 · Türkiye	X	2 · Romania	Prediction	Result
Pro AI (XGBoost)	55.2%	12.9%	31.8%	Home win · Türkiye	✔ Correct
Final score	1:0			Home win · Türkiye

Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Match events: Türkiye v Romania

18′Vlad Dragomir · Yellow card
53′Ferdi Kadıoğlu · Goal (assist: Arda Güler)
66′Florin Tănase · Substitution (off: Răzvan Marin)
71′Nicolae Stanciu · Substitution (off: Ianis Hagi)
78′Orkun Kökçü · Substitution (off: Barış Alper Yılmaz)
87′David Miculescu · Substitution (off: Daniel Bîrligea)
88′Ștefan Baiaram · Substitution (off: Valentin Mihăilă)
90+2′Kerem Aktürkoğlu · Yellow card
90+2′İrfan Can Kahveci · Yellow card
90′Ozan Kabak · Substitution (off: Arda Güler)
90′İrfan Can Kahveci · Substitution (off: Hakan Çalhanoğlu)

Match statistics: Türkiye v Romania

Statistic	Türkiye	Romania
Possession	68%	32%
Shots on target	2	0
Total shots	16	6
Shots off target	10	3
Blocked shots	0	1
Corners	1	0
Fouls	6	12
Offsides	2	2
Yellow cards	7	20
Red cards	10	5
Saves	1	0
Passes	545	257
Pass accuracy	87%	66%

Line-ups: Türkiye v Romania

Türkiye 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4 Samet Akaydin 7.3
7 Kerem Aktürkoğlu 6.5
8 Arda Güler 8.0
9 Barış Alper Yılmaz 6.6
10 Hakan Çalhanoğlu 8.2
11 Kenan Yıldız 7.5
14 Abdülkerim Bardakcı 7.1
16 İsmail Yüksek 7.9
18 Mert Müldür 7.2
20 Ferdi Kadıoğlu 7.9
23 Uğurcan Çakır 6.6

Substitutes (12)

1 Mert Günok
2 Atakan Karazor
3 Eren Elmalı
5 Salih Özcan
6 Orkun Kökçü 6.5
12 Altay Bayındır
13 Deniz Gül
15 Ozan Kabak
17 İrfan Can Kahveci 6.4
19 Oğuz Aydın
21 Yunus Akgün
22 Kaan Ayhan

Romania 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1 Ionuț Radu 6.6
2 Andrei Rațiu 5.9
3 Radu Drăgușin 6.6
9 Daniel Bîrligea 6.6
11 Nicușor Bancu 7.1
13 Valentin Mihăilă 6.1
14 Ianis Hagi 6.3
15 Andrei Burcă 6.5
18 Răzvan Marin 6.1
20 Dennis Man 6.4
21 Vlad Dragomir 6.5

Substitutes (12)

4 Andrei Coubiș
5 Virgil Ghiță
6 Vladimir Screciu
7 Alexandru Dobre
8 Ștefan Baiaram
10 Nicolae Stanciu 6.7
12 Marian Aioani
16 Laurențiu Popescu
17 David Miculescu
19 Florin Tănase 6.3
22 Marius Coman
23 Deian Sorescu

Form and head-to-head: Türkiye v Romania

Türkiye

WLLWW

26 Jun 2026HUnited States3–2W
20 Jun 2026HParaguay0–1L
14 Jun 2026AAustralia0–2L
6 Jun 2026AVenezuela2–1W
1 Jun 2026HNorth Macedonia4–0W

Romania

WDL

6 Jun 2026HWales2–1W
2 Jun 2026AGeorgia1–1D
15 Nov 2025ABosnia and Herzegovina1–3L

WC Qualification Europe standings

Current competition standings
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Austria	8	6	1	1	+18	19	WWWWWLDW
1	Spain	6	5	1	0	+19	16	WDWWWW
2	Türkiye	6	4	1	1	+5	13	WWWDLW
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	8	5	2	1	+10	17	WWWWLDWD
3	Georgia	6	1	0	5	-8	3	LWLLLL
3	Romania	8	4	1	3	+9	13	LWLWDWLW
4	Cyprus	8	2	2	4	0	8	LWLDLDWL
4	Bulgaria	6	1	0	5	-16	3	LLLLLW
5	San Marino	8	0	0	8	-37	0	LLLLLLLL

Managers: Türkiye v Romania

TürkiyeManagerV. Montella

RomaniaManagerM. Lucescu

Match information: Türkiye v Romania

Kick-off: Thu 26 Mar · 17:00
Competition: World Cup Qualifiers – Europe
Round: 28
Venue: Beşiktaş Park
City: Istanbul
Surface: grass
Capacity: 42,590

Live commentary: Türkiye v Romania

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