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You are the manager of the Türkiye national team for the 2026 World Cup. Lead the team as they return to the World Cup stage for the first time in 24 years since 2002! Manager: Guest Assistant Coaches: Hakan Balta, Daniele Russo Squad List Goalkeepers: 1st Choice (Starter) Uğurcan Çakır 2nd Choice (Backup) Altay Bayındır 3rd Choice (Bench) Mert Günok Defenders: RB (Starting Right Back) Zeki Çelik 2nd RB (Backup) Mert Müldür 3rd RB (Bench) Barış Alper Yılmaz LB: (Left Back) 1st Choice (Starter) Ferdi Kadıoğlu 2nd Choice (Backup) Mert Müldür (Can cover both LB and RB) CB: (Center Backs) 1st Choice (Starters) Çağlar Söyüncü, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Merih Demiral 2nd Choice (Backups) Ozan Kabak, Samet Akaydin 3rd Choice (Bench) Kaan Ayhan Midfielders: 1st Choice (Starters) Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Orkun Kökçü, Arda Güler 2nd Choice (Backups) Kaan Ayhan (Plays both CB and CDM), İsmail Yüksek, Salih Özcan 3rd Choice (Bench) Can Uzun, Atakan Karazor, Demir Ege Tıknaz Forwards: 1st Choice ST (Starting Center Forward) Kenan Yıldız 2nd Choice ST (Backup) Barış Alper Yılmaz (Also plays Winger) 1st Choice LW (Starting Left Wing) Kenan Yıldız (Plays ST and LW) 2nd Choice LW (Backup) Kerem Aktürkoğlu 3rd Choice LW (Bench) Oğuz Aydın 1st Choice RW (Starting Right Wing) Arda Güler (Plays Midfielder and RW) 2nd Choice RW (Backup) İrfan Can Kahveci 3rd Choice RW (Bench) Yunus Akgün Captain: Kenan Yıldız Vice-Captain: Hakan Çalhanoğlu Key Player Info: Hakan Çalhanoğlu: Plays for Inter Milan in Serie A. Kenan Yıldız: Plays for Juventus in Serie A. Mert Günok: (Former Euro 2024 starter, now 3rd choice). Arda Güler: 21-year-old prospect playing for Real Madrid. Altay Bayındır: Manchester United goalkeeper, currently 2nd choice behind Uğurcan Çakır. Pre-2026 Tournament History: Euro 2024: Reached the Quarter-finals (Mert Günok was the starter then; other key players included Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız, and Ferdi Kadıoğlu). Euro 2021: Eliminated in the Group Stage with 3 losses (Uğurcan Çakır was the starter then; other players included Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Çağlar Söyüncü, and Zeki Çelik). World Cup Details: The 2026 North American World Cup will be held in the USA, Mexico, and Canada. Türkiye is scheduled to play their group stage matches in the USA and Canada. Placed in Group D, the schedule is: Match 1: Türkiye vs Australia (BC Place, Vancouver, Canada) Match 2: Türkiye vs Paraguay (Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, USA) Match 3: Türkiye vs USA (SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, USA) Tournament Format: If you advance from the group stage, the tournament proceeds to the Round of 32, Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, and Final (with a Third-place play-off for semi-final losers).