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The early farewell drew widespread criticism in Turkey
Turkey bid an early farewell to the 2026 World Cup after a painful defeat against Paraguay (0-1) in the second round of the group stage (Group Four) on Saturday morning GMT.
The Turkish team lost their first match against Australia 2-0, which means that even if they beat the USA in the third round, they will not be able to take the third place, which could take them to the next round.
The Turkish press covered the event with open shock, focusing on tears, missed opportunities and national disappointment after a 24-year absence from the World Cup.
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Matias Galarza scored Paraguay’s early goal in the second minute and Miguel Almiron was sent off in the second half for holding his mouth shut during a tackle (under the new “Vinicius Rule”) against abuse. However, the Turkish team failed to use its numerical advantage.
“Drowning in tears”
Regarding the game, one of the newspapers says: “freedom” Turkish. “At the final whistle, the players of the national team drowned in tears. goodbye to the World Cup”.
He added: “Turkey shares the same fate as Haiti. Shocking figures for the first time since 1966 in the World Cup.”
The newspaper singled out the statistics, noting that the Turkish team scored 65 goals in two matches without scoring, which is a negative record in the World Cup since 1966.
Hurriyet also quotes the Italian coach of Turkey, Vincenzo Montella. “The players gave everything they had. 65 shots in two games and I don’t even want to talk about possessions. Fate was not on our side. I told the players. You gave it your all.”
“In my 35-year career, I’ve never seen stats like that in two consecutive games. There was incredible determination and enthusiasm. Everyone worked and fought, but unfortunately it didn’t work out.”
The failure of the “Golden Generation”.
The newspaper, in turn, has focused “millet” The event received a great response in Europe, with headlines such as: “Disastrous result… dominating performance and zero goals” showing “desperation and wasted talent”.
It also highlighted tears from players and Real Madrid’s Arda Guler’s apology to fans, while reflecting on a “golden generation” that failed to live up to expectations.
and:came a newspaper headline “Fanatic” Turkish Live. “We say goodbye to the World Cup, Turkey – Paraguay result: 0-1”.
It focused on the missed opportunities despite constant pressure, and the national upheaval after 24 years of waiting.
Turkey and Haiti!
and:led the newspaper “Sozjo” The harshest comments, especially from the well-known analyst Arman Toroglu, who said: “Haiti and I threw in the towel in the second round… Montella is exposed.”
He also called for the president of the Turkish Football Federation to be held accountable, saying: “The Football Association will have to pay the bill, the president of the federation will be held accountable, and Montella in turn.”
“This is the worst team I have ever seen, a disgraceful national team from start to finish.”
