Turkey eliminated from 2026 World Cup after failing to score

The Turkish national football team has been eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after losing their first two group stage matches. Managed by Vincenzo Montella, the team lost to Australia 2-0 and Paraguay 1-0. Despite creating 62 scoring attempts across these matches, Turkey failed to find the back of the net once. According to Opta, this record of 62 shots without a goal is the highest number recorded in World Cup history since 1966. Due to these results, the team has been mathematically excluded from advancing to the knockout stage regardless of the outcome of their final group game. Player Arda Guler publicly apologized to fans following the team's exit. Reports noted that the team failed to secure any points and finished with a goal difference of 0-3.