Türkiye against Belgium in its first match under the management of Sergen Yalçın
In the fifth match of the UEFA Nations A League Group 1, Türkiye will host Belgium at Gürsel Aksel Stadium.
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Turkey National Football Team is hosting Belgium in Izmir in the UEFA Nations A League Group 1 in its first match under the management of its new coach Sergen Yalçın.
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Why It Matters
The National Football Team lost its first four matches in the UEFA Nations A League Group 1 and parted ways with Vincenzo Montella.
The match, which will be played at Gürsel Aksel Stadium and will start at 20.00, will be broadcast live on ATV.
Sandro Scharer from the Swiss Football Federation will manage the match. Scharer's assistants will be Stephane De Almeida and Jonas Erni from the same country. The fourth referee of the match will be Mirel Turkes.
In the other match of the group, Italy and France will meet in Milan at 22.45 GMT.
NATIONAL TEAM IN ITS FIRST MATCH WITH SERGEN YALÇIN
The crescent-star team will play their first match against Belgium under the management of their new coach Sergen Yalçın, who was appointed after parting ways with Vincenzo Montella.
The national team lost its first four matches in the A League Group 1 and could not reach any points. The Nationals will host Belgium to end the losing streak.
Türkiye lost 1-0 to France in Kocaeli, 4-1 to Italy in Bursa, 3-0 away to Belgium and 3-1 to Italy in Bologna. Belgium, which defeated Türkiye away, beat Italy 2-0 away and lost 1-0 to France at home and 4-1 away.
The national team will complete their group play with an away match against France on November 15.
ARDA AND BARIŞ ALPER ARE RETURNING
Arda Güler and Barış Alper Yılmaz, whose card suspensions have ended in the crescent-star team, will be able to play in this match.
Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who was suspended after receiving a card in the Italy match, will not be on the field against Belgium.
CANDIDATE SQUAD OF THE NATIONAL TEAM
Türkiye's 26-man candidate squad, under the management of coach Sergen Yalçın, is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Berke Özer (Lille), Ersin Destanoğlu (Al Jazira), Serhat Öztaşdelen (Kocaelispor), Uğurcan Çakır (Galatasaray)
Defender: Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Eren Elmalı (Galatasaray), Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), Emirhan Topçu (Beşiktaş), Ferdi Kadıoğlu (Brighton), Merih Demiral (Al Ahli), Mustafa Eskihellaç (Trabzonspor), Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim), Zeki Çelik (Roma)
Midfield: Arda Güler (Real Madrid), Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter), İsmail Yüksek (Fenerbahçe), Orkun Kökçü, Salih Özcan (Beşiktaş)
Forward: Aral Şimşir (Trabzonspor), Barış Alper Yılmaz, Deniz Gül, Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray), Enes Ünal (Getafe), İlhan Fakılı (Beşiktaş), Oğuz Aydın (Fenerbahçe)
BELGIUM'S CANDIDATE SQUAD
Belgium's candidate squad, under the management of coach Mark van Bommel, includes the following names:
Goalkeeper: Senne Lammens (Manchester United), Maarten Vandevoordt (Leipzig), Mike Penders (Chelsea), Jari De Busser (AZ Alkmaar)
Defenders: Timothy Castagne (Fulham), Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), Brandon Mechele, Kyriani Sabbe, Joaquin Seys (Club Brugge), Josue Kongolo (Genk), Nathan Ngoy (Lille), Arthur Theate (Bologna)
Midfield: Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli), Mandela Keita (Parma), Romeo Lavia (Chelsea), Nicolas Raskin (Rangers), Youri Tielemans (Manchester United), Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge)
Strikers: Hugo Cuypers (Monterrey), Charles De Ketelaere (Atalanta), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), Mika Godts (PSG), Romelu Lukaku (Fenerbahçe), Dodi Lukebakio (Benfica), Diego Moreira (Milan), Leandro Trossard (Beşiktaş)
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Türkiye will play its first match under the management of Sergen Yalçın against Belgium.
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