
The squad and match schedule of the Ümit National Team, which will face the Czech Republic in the play-off round of the 2027 European Championship Qualifiers, have been announced.
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If the Ümit National Team passes the play-off round, it will have the right to participate in the European Championship after 27 years.
The candidate squad for the matches that Ümit National Football Team will play against the Czech Republic in the 2027 European Championship Qualifiers play-off round has been announced.
According to the statement made by the Turkish Football Federation, the players invited to the candidate squad will gather at Istanbul Airport at 12.00 on Monday, November 9, and the crescent-star delegation will go to Rize.
The national team will play their first match in the play-off round against the Czech Republic in Rize on Friday, November 13. The match, which will be played at Çaykur Didi Stadium, will start at 19.00.
Türkiye will host Czech Republic in the play-off round rematch on Tuesday, November 17 at 19.00 CET at FINEP Arena in Hradec Kralove city.
The crescent-star team will have the right to participate in the European Championship after 27 years if they pass the play-off round.
The players in the candidate squad of the Ümit National Football Team, coached by Egemen Korkmaz, are as follows:
Goalkeeper: Deniz Ertaş (TÜMOSAN Konyaspor), Kerem Matışlı (Bursaspor), Mehmet Erdoğan (Keçtaş Ankara Keçiörengücü)
Defense: Ayberk Karapo (Kasımpaşa), Yusuf Akçiçek (Al-Hilal), Mertcan Ayhan (Schalke 04), Hamza Güreler (İstanbul Başakşehir), Yiğit Efe Demir (Fenerbahçe), Emir Ortakaya (Kocaelispor), Yasin Özcan (Beşiktaş), Deniz Emre Ofli (Karlsruher)
Midfield: Demir Ege Tıknaz (Braga), Yunus Emre Konak (Lincoln City), Baran Ali Gezek (Corendon Alanyaspor), Emirhan Boz (Kasımpaşa), Emirhan İlkhan (Torino), İsak Vural (Pisa), İzzet Çelik (Corendon Alanyaspor)
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Play-off matches will be played between Türkiye and Czech Republic.
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