Turkey at the UEFA European Championship
International football delegation
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Turkey have participated at six UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first group stage they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.
Euro 1996
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Croatia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Turkey |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Turkey | 0–3 | Denmark |
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Euro 2000
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Belgium (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Sweden |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
| Portugal | 2–0 | Turkey |
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Euro 2008
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3[b] | |
| 4 |  Switzerland (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] |
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
Euro 2016
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Spain |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
- Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B |  Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E |  Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | F | Portugal |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | C |  Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | D | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A |  Albania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Euro 2020
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Wales |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
- Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Euro 2024
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  Georgia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
Notes:
Notes:
- Head-to-head result: Turkey 0–3 Portugal.
| Turkey | 3–1 | Georgia |
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| Czech Republic | 1–2 | Turkey |
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Knockout stage
- Round of 16
- Quarter-finals
Euro 2032
Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.
Group stage
Overall record
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1960 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||
| 1968 | |||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||
 1976 | |||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||
 1984 | |||||||||
 1988 | |||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
 1996 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
 2000 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
  2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
 2020 | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2032 | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||||||
| Total | Semi-finals | 6/17 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 38 | |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
See also
Notes
- Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).