Türkiye's 7th most differential win
2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers Group E third match of the Group E, the Turkkish National Football Team defeated Bulgaria 6-1, defeating the opponent away for the first time in its history.
Having played 10 matches against Bulgarians, 7 of which were private and 3 official, the national team, who had never won before, left the field victorious for the first time in their 11th match away from Bulgaria. The national team, which had conceded 31 goals and scored 13 in the previous matches, increased the number of away goals to 19 with last night's match.
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Turkey, who have lost to Bulgaria twice in the past with 5-1 results and won 4-0 once, reached the most different victory in the competition with a score of 6-1.
- National Team moves up to 2nd place
Turkey moved up to 2nd place in the group with 6 points with the win against Bulgaria.
The Turkish team, which was in 3rd place behind Georgia with averages before this match, moved up to 2nd place after the Georgians lost 2-0 away to Spain.
Spain, who made "3 out of 3" in Group E, is the leader, while last-place Bulgaria has no points.
The national team will face Georgia in their 4th match in the group on Tuesday, October 14 in Kocaeli.
- 2 goals from Kenan Yıldız
Kenan Yıldız, who played an important role in the national team's different victory against Bulgaria, put 2 goals in the opponent's net. Kenan scored 2 goals in a match for the first time with the national team.
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Kenan, who previously scored 1 goal each in Germany and Montenegro, increased his goal tally to 4 in his 24th match for the national team.
Arda Güler, another important name for Turkey, also found the Bulgarian net for his 6th goal in his 24th game for the national team.
- The most differential win of the Montella era
A National Football Team won its most different victory under Italian coach Vincenzo Montella against Bulgaria.
Under Montella's management until this match, the Turkish team won 4-0 against Latvia in Konya and defeated Bulgaria by 5 goals.
- Turkey's 7th most differential win
The 6-1 victory against Bulgaria was recorded as the 7th match in the history of the Turkish National Football Team in which the team won by the most different margins.
Having previously defeated San Marino, South Korea and Syria 7-0, Lithuania, Gibraltar and Kazakhstan 6-0, Turkey beat Bulgaria 6-1 and played the 8th match in which it won by 5 goals.
