Arda Güler and Kenan Yildiz in Türkiye’s World Cup squad as Berke Ozer left out

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·3 June 2026

Arda Güler and Kenan Yildiz in Türkiye’s World Cup squad as Berke Ozer left out

Vincenzo Montella has included Arda Güler and Kenan Yildiz in Türkiye’s squad for the 2026 World Cup, while Lille goalkeeper Berke Ozer is left out after an October clash.

According to L'Équipe, the Italian has named a group that features Zeki Çelik, Hakan Çalhanoglu, Kerem Aktürkoglu and Ferdi Kadioglu.

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In goal, Ugurcan Cakir, Altay Bayindir and Mert Günok are selected.

Türkiye head to the finals buoyed by a 4-0 friendly win over North Macedonia on Monday. In Group D with the United States, Australia and Paraguay, they face Venezuela on Sunday 7 June at midnight in their final warm-up.

Montella has also omitted Enes Ünal (Bournemouth), Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax Amsterdam), Aral imir (FC Midtjylland), Yusuf Akçiçek (Al-Hilal), Atakan Karazor (Stuttgart), Yusuf Sari (Basaksehir) and Semih Kiliçsoy (Cagliari).

Source: L'Équipe