Türkiye will face Hungary in 2 matches in the UEFA Nations League play-off round. If our National Team wins the match, which will be held according to the double elimination system, they will be promoted to League A in the Nations League.
Türkiye will play its first match at home on March 20, 2025, and the return match away on March 23, 2025. Both matches are expected to be broadcast on TRT or TV8.
Türkiye competed in the Nations B League Group 4 and earned the right to play-offs by coming in 2nd place with 11 points. Turkey competed with Wales, Iceland and Montenegro in this group. Our opponent Hungary finished Group 3 of the A League in 3rd place, playing with Germany, the Netherlands and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Collecting 6 points with 1 win, 3 draws and 2 losses in the group, Hungary scored 4 goals and conceded 11 goals in the 6 matches it played.
9th game against Hungary
There have been 8 official matches between Turkey and Hungary so far. Our National Team won 3 of these matches, lost 3, and 2 matches ended in a draw. The match played in Budapest in the 1996 European Championship qualifying group ended 2-2, while our Crescent-Stars won the return match in Istanbul 2-0. Our national team won 1-0 away and 3-0 in Istanbul in the 2008 European Championship qualifying group. In the 15 matches played between the two countries’ National Teams, 8 official and 7 special, Hungary has a 9-4 advantage. In these matches, Türkiye scored 15 goals in total, while Hungary responded with 29 goals.
Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız & Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Türkiye’s biggest trump cards in the Nations League play-off round will once again be our players who continue their careers in Europe. Especially Arda Güler, who did not get much playing time at Real Madrid, Kenan Yıldız and Kerem Aktürkoglu in the attack and Hakan Çalhanoglu, who plays a key role in the midfield, will be the most decisive names of our national team.
It continues to be a matter of curiosity what kind of 11 Türkiye National Team Coach Vincenzo Montella will have on the field. Although the performances during that period are very decisive, it is almost certain that names such as Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, and Orkun Kökçü will be in the starting 11 in the National Team.