UEFA Nations League · Fri, 25 Sept 2026 ·
Türkiye vs France — 0 - 1
Yildiz Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu · Referee: Felix Zwayer
Match report
France win 1-0 at Türkiye
France beat Türkiye 1-0 in UEFA Nations League (League A) matchday 1 on Friday, 25 September 2026 at Yildiz Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu. Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal of the game for France in the 54th minute. Uğurcan Çakır (Türkiye, 87') was sent off. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Türkiye had 36% of the ball and 12 shots (3 on target) against France’s 12 (4 on target). Kylian Mbappé (France) was the top-rated player with 7.7. The result leaves Türkiye 4th in the League A Group A table on 0 points and France 1st on 6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 42'yellow cardArda GülerYellow Card
- 54'goalKylian MbappéAssist: Michael Olise
- 59'substitutionKylian MbappéOff: Désiré Doue
- 68'yellow cardSalih ÖzcanYellow Card
- 72'yellow cardDayot UpamecanoYellow Card
- 75'substitutionCan Yilmaz UzunOff: Kerem Aktürkoğlu
- 76'substitutionOğuz AydınOff: Eren Elmalı
- 78'substitutionMichael OliseOff: Bradley Barcola
- 78'substitutionRayan CherkiOff: Eduardo Camavinga
- 86'VAR decisionUğurcan ÇakırCard upgrade confirmed
- 87'red cardUğurcan ÇakırRed Card
- 88'substitutionBaris Alper YilmazOff: Altay Bayındır
- 88'substitutionIsmail YüksekOff: Melih Kabasakal
- 90'substitutionOusmane DembéléOff: Esteban Lepaul
- 90+3'yellow cardManu KonéYellow Card
- 90+3'substitutionFerdi KadıoğluOff: Deniz Gül
- 90+3'yellow cardEsteban LepaulYellow Card
Lineups
Türkiye
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach V. Montella
Starting XI
- 1U. ÇakırG
- 2Z. ÇelikD
- 3M. DemiralD
- 14A. BardakcıD
- 18O. AydınM
- 16İ. YüksekM
- 5S. ÖzcanM
- 20F. KadıoğluM
- 10A. GülerM
- 11C. UzunM
- 21B. YılmazF
Substitutes
- 9D. GülF
- 23O. KocukG
- 19Y. AkgünF
- 17İ. KahveciM
- 6M. KabasakalM
- 15O. KabakD
- 22A. ŞimşirM
- 4E. TopçuD
- 7K. AktürkoğluF
- 12A. BayındırG
- 13E. ElmalıD
France
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Z. Zidane
Starting XI
- 16M. MaignanG
- 5J. KoundéD
- 4D. UpamecanoD
- 17M. LacroixD
- 3A. TruffertD
- 9R. CherkiM
- 8M. KonéM
- 14A. RabiotM
- 11M. OliseF
- 7O. DembéléF
- 10Kylian MbappéF
Substitutes
- 23J. ButezG
- 6E. CamavingaM
- 21L. da CunhaM
- 13A. DioufM
- 20D. DouéF
- 22J. JacquetD
- 2P. KaluluD
- 19E. LepaulF
- 1G. RestesG
- 15L. YoroD
- 18M. AklioucheM
- 12B. BarcolaF
Match statistics
- 36%Possession64%
- 12Total shots12
- 3Shots on target4
- 5Shots off target6
- 4Blocked shots2
- 10Shots inside the box7
- 2Shots outside the box5
- 5Corners3
- 2Offsides2
- 14Fouls15
- 2Yellow cards3
- 1Red cards0
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 364Passes652
- 272Accurate passes560
- 14Free Kicks13
Player statistics
Türkiye
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1U. ÇakırG | 87 | 5.6 | ||
| 12A. BayındırG | 2 | 6.5 | ||
| 23O. KocukG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2Z. ÇelikD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 3M. DemiralD | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| 4E. TopçuD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 13E. ElmalıD | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| 14A. BardakcıD | 90 | 6.8 | ||
| 15O. KabakD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 5S. ÖzcanM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 6M. KabasakalM | 2 | 6.2 | ||
| 10A. GülerM | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 11C. UzunM | 75 | 6.0 | ||
| 16İ. YüksekM | 88 | 6.0 | ||
| 17İ. KahveciM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 18O. AydınM | 76 | 5.8 | ||
| 20F. KadıoğluM | 89 | 6.1 | ||
| 22A. ŞimşirM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7K. AktürkoğluF | 15 | 6.6 | ||
| 9D. GülF | 1 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Y. AkgünF | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 21B. YılmazF | 88 | 6.4 |
France
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1G. RestesG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 16M. MaignanG | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 23J. ButezG | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 2P. KaluluD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 3A. TruffertD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 4D. UpamecanoD | 90 | 6.8 | ||
| 5J. KoundéD | 90 | 7.1 | ||
| 15L. YoroD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 17M. LacroixD | 90 | 7.1 | ||
| 22J. JacquetD | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 6E. CamavingaM | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 8M. KonéM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 9R. CherkiM | 78 | 6.8 | ||
| 13A. DioufM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 14A. RabiotM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 18M. AklioucheM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 21L. da CunhaM | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 7O. DembéléF | 89 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Kylian MbappéFTop rated | 59 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 11M. OliseF | 78 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 12B. BarcolaF | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 19E. LepaulF | 1 | 6.3 | ||
| 20D. DouéF | 31 | 6.7 |

