Türkiye’s national football team has travelled to Bordeaux for its final UEFA Nations League group match against France on Sunday, 15 November, needing a result to help its chances of avoiding direct relegation from League A.
The squad left its İzmir hotel by bus on Friday, 13 November, and flew from İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport to Bordeaux, Akşam, Haber.com and Yorumla reported. Turkish Football Federation (TFF) president İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu travelled with the delegation, according to the same reports.
Kick-off and venue
The match kicks off at 22:45 Istanbul time on Sunday, Akşam, Son Mühür and Haber.com reported. It will be played at the Matmut Atlantique stadium (officially Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole), according to Son Mühür and the stadium’s own ticketing page.
Five defeats from five
Türkiye go into the game bottom of the group without a point. They lost 2-1 to Belgium at İzmir’s Gürsel Aksel Stadium on Thursday, 12 November, a fifth defeat in five group matches, Son Mühür, Fotomaç and Süper Kanal reported. Arda Güler put Türkiye ahead from a free kick in the 20th minute, before Kevin De Bruyne (27′) and Charles De Ketelaere (30′) turned the game around for Belgium, according to Son Mühür and Fotomaç.
After five rounds, Italy and France have 10 points each, Belgium 9 and Türkiye 0, with a goal record of three scored and 13 conceded, Son Mühür and Fotomaç reported. Even a win in Bordeaux would leave Türkiye fourth, Son Mühür and Politikam noted.
What is at stake
Under the competition’s format, the four teams that finish last in the League A groups are ranked against each other. The two lowest-ranked go straight down to League B, while the other two enter play-offs against League B group runners-up for a place in League A, Son Mühür, Politikam and Milli Gazete reported.
Sources
- A Milli Takım kafilesi İzmir’den Fransa’ya gitti (Akşam)
- A Milli Takım Fransa Deplasmanı için İzmir’den Hareket Etti (Haber.com)
- A Milli Futbol Takımı Fransa maçı için Bordeaux kentine hareket etti (Yorumla)
- Türkiye B Ligi’ne düştü mü? Belçika maçı sonrası Uluslar Ligi puan durumu (Son Mühür)
- Türkiye Uluslar Ligi B Grubu’na mı düşecek, kaç puanı var? (Fotomaç)
- Türkiye gruptan çıkabilir mi? Belçika yenilgisi sonrası Uluslar Ligi puan durumu (Politikam)
- UEFA Uluslar Ligi’nde gecenin sonuçları ve puan durumu (Süper Kanal TV)
- Türkiye grubu sonuncu bitirirse ne olur? (Milli Gazete)
- France vs Turkey, November 15, 2026 (Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole)
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