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Turkish national football team will face Iceland on Sept.9 in Izmir in the second match of UEFA Nations B League Group 4.
This match will be the 14th meeting between the two teams. In the 13 matches Türkiye has played against Iceland so far, Türkiye has 8 defeats, 3 draws and 2 wins.
In the matches played between the two teams, Iceland scored 23 goals, while Türkiye scored 11 goals.
In November 2019, the final match in Istanbul resulted in a 0-0 draw.
The first meeting between the two teams took place on September 24, 1980, in Izmir, and Iceland won 3-1.
Fatih Terim scored Türkiye's only goal in this match from the penalty spot.
Türkiye lost the first rematch 2-0, and the teams played each other in various matches in the following years.
Date
Venue
Competition
Result
24.09.1980
Izmir
World Cup Qualifiers
1-3
09.09.1981
Reykjavik
World Cup Qualifiers
0-2
12.10.1988
Istanbul
World Cup Qualifiers
1-1
20.09.1989
Reykjavik
World Cup Qualifiers
1-2
17.07.1991
Reykjavik
Friendly Match
1-5
12.10.1994
Istanbul
European Championship Qualifiers
5-0
11.10.1995
Reykjavik
European Championship Qualifiers
0-0
09.09.2014
Reykjavik
European Championship Qualifiers
0-3
13.10.2015
Konya
European Championship Qualifiers
1-0
09.10.2016
Reykjavik
World Cup Qualifiers
0-2
06.10.2017
Eskisehir
World Cup Qualifiers
0-3
11.06.2019
Reykjavik
European Championship Qualifiers
1-2
14.11.2019
Istanbul
European Championship Qualifiers
0-0
Match results between Türkiye and Iceland
* Match results with Türkiye as the first team.
Izmir will host the Turkish National Football Team for the 37th time. Türkiye had previously played Iceland in Izmir in 1980 and 2014. This will be Türkiye's third match against Iceland on the same date.
Türkiye has played 272 home matches in 19 provinces and 36 stadiums so far. Thirty-six matches have taken place in Izmir, yielding 126 victories, 66 draws and 80 defeats. Gursel Aksel Stadium hosted two more Turkish national matches.
Stadium
P
W
D
L
Adana 5 Ocak Fatih Terim
5
2
2
1
Alanya Oba
2
2
0
0
Ali Sami Yen
28
13
4
11
Alsancak
1
0
1
0
Ankara 19 Mayis
28
14
5
9
Ankara Istiklal
1
0
0
1
Antalya
10
6
3
1
Antalya Ataturk
3
1
0
2
Ataturk Olimpiyat
4
2
2
0
Basaksehir Fatih Terim
5
4
1
0
Besiktas Park
3
1
2
0
Bursa Ataturk
8
3
2
3
Bursa
1
0
0
1
Kadir Has
3
3
0
0
Denizli Ataturk
2
0
1
1
Diyarbakir
1
1
0
0
Eskisehir Yeni
5
3
1
1
Gaziantep Kalyon
1
1
0
0
Gursel Aksel
1
1
0
0
Huseyin Avni Aker
4
2
2
0
Inonu
67
29
17
21
Ismetpasa
1
1
0
0
Izmir Ataturk
34
13
11
10
Kamil Ocak
1
0
0
1
Konya
8
4
2
2
Manisa 19 Mayis
1
0
0
1
Papara Park
1
0
0
1
Rams Park
9
4
3
2
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
1
1
0
0
Samsun 19 Mayis
1
1
0
0
Samsun Yeni 19 Mayis
1
1
0
0
Taksim
9
2
2
5
Tevfik Sirri Gur
1
1
0
0
Ulker
19
10
4
5
Yeni 4 Eylul
1
0
0
1
Yeni Rize
1
0
1
0
TOTAL
272
126
66
80
Türkiye's home matches
Vincenzo Montella, the technical director of A National Football Team, who will face Georgia in the first match of EURO 2024 Group F, made statements at the press conference held at BVB Dortmund Stadium, Dortmund, June 18, 2024, (AA Photo)
Türkiye will play their 15th match under Italian coach Vincenzo Montella. Under Montella's coaching, Türkiye played 9 official and 5 special matches.
Under Montella, Türkiye has won six, lost five and drawn three.
Date
Opponent
Competition
Result
12.10.2023
Croatia
Euro 2024 Qualifiers
1-0
15.10.2023
Latvia
Euro 2024 Qualifiers
4-0
18.11.2023
Germany
Friendly Match
2-3
21.11.2023
Wales
Euro 2024 Qualifiers
1-1
22.03.2024
Hungary
Friendly Match
1-0
26.03.2024
Austria
Friendly Match
1-6
04.06.2024
Italy
Friendly Match
0-0
10.06.2024
Poland
Friendly Match
1-2
18.06.2024
Georgia
Euro 2024
3-1
22.06.2024
Portugal
Euro 2024
0-3
26.06.2024
Czechia
Euro 2024
1-2
02.07.2024
Austria
Euro 2024
1-2
06.07.2024
Netherlands
Euro 2024
1-2
06.09.2024
UEFA Nations League
0-0
Matches under Vincenzo Montella
The national football team has so far recorded 245 wins, 149 draws and 238 defeats in a total of 632 matches. The team scored 861 goals and conceded 905 goals in 271 away matches, 272 home matches, and 89 neutral matches.
Türkiye competed against teams from 91 different countries, playing 548 of the 632 matches against European teams.
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