Top four players left out of Turkey's FIFA World Cup 2026 final squad ft. Akcicek

The Crescent Stars will face Australia, Paraguay and the USA in the group stage.

The Turkey national football team are all set to lock horns at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA. Their final list of players has been announced. It will be interesting to see their performances on the world stage.

They are coming in after recently securing a dominating 4-0 win against North Macedonia. It was a top performance by the Crescent Stars. This might have also helped Vincenzo Montella to finalise the 26-man roster for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

The Turkey national football team are now returning to the grandest stage of them all after 24 years. They finished third during the 2002 edition of the mega competition. This is going to be their third-ever appearance in the flagship tournament.

With that, they will be looking to come up with top-notch performances.

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Top players left out of Turkey’s World Cup squad

Yusuf Akcicek

For most of the season, the centre-back was not in action due to an injury. Yusuf Akcicek did put in decent performances in the games he played. But due to a lack of game time, he has not received a call-up to represent Turkey at the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Atakan Karazor

Atakan Karazor has been in a decent run of form this season for VfB Stuttgart. The 29-year-old has appeared only in two games for the Turkey national football team. Experienced options like Orkun Kokcu and Hakan Calhanoglu got the nod from coach Vincenzo Montella.

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Demir Ege Tıknaz

The SC Braga midfielder is not going to represent Turkey at FIFA’s flagship tournament. The reason for Demir Ege Tıknaz’s omission can be the competition for places. Stars like Hakan Calhanoglu are far more experienced and can do a better job in controlling the midfield.

Aral Şimşir

With 33 goal contributions in 54 games, the 23-year-old winger did put in some good performances for his club, FC Midtjylland, this season. Aral Şimşir has still not received a call-up and isn’t included in Turkey’s final squad for the World Cup. Head Coach Vincenzo Montella prioritised stars like Kenan Yildiz and Kerem Akturkoglu.

Ersin Destanoğlu

Even though he was included in Turkey’s preliminary squad, Ersin Destanoğlu is not going to be a part of the Crescent Stars for the FIFA World Cup 2026. He is yet to make a debut for the Turkey national football team. The goalkeeper’s performances have not been good enough this season for his club, Besiktas.

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